An electromyographic analysis of two techniques for squat lifting and...

Physical Therapy;  June 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ......squat technique is that in which the lumbar spine is maintained in its normal lordosis...stretch on the posterior elements of the lumbar spine and thereby decreases he stress on these...being sustained on a relatively rigid lumbar spine. Consequently, the lumbar spine ...

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Radiologic Technology;  May 1, 2003 ;     344 words ......800-782-3488. www.thieme.com. $89. MRI of the Lumbar Spine is divided into 2 sections: a pathological...depicting cardinal findings to aid in lumbar spine diagnoses. The drawings are easy to...It's easy to forget that MRI of the Lumbar Spine was translated from the German edition...

Manipulation in Spinal Rehab

Dynamic Chiropractic;  March 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......increase the functional capacity of the lumbar spine and improve its ability to withstand...provide compression and stability to the lumbar spine. Active involvement of the chronic low...exercises must develop "dynamic control of lumbar spine forces in order to eliminate repetitive...

Characteristics of PMHS Lumbar Motion Segments in Lateral Shear

Stapp Car Crash Journal;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......determine the characteristics of eighteen lumbar spine motion segments subjected to lateral...quasi-static test was also performed on the lumbar spine of a side impact anthropomorphic test...1151 N) maximum shear forces. The ES-2 lumbar spine (149 N/mm) was more compliant than the...

Reporting on: Thoracic and lumbar spine

Synergy;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......fixed thoracic spine and the mobile lumbar spine is a potential area of weakness and 90% of all fractures in the thoracic and lumbar spine are seen between T11 and L4^sup 5...5^. Radiography of the thoracic and lumbar spine Initial radiographic examination of...

Segmental instability of the lumbar spine.

Physical Therapy;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......suggest that segmental instability of the lumbar spine is a possible pathomechanical mechanism...LBP.[1-3] Segmental instability of the lumbar spine, however, remains a controversial and...literature on segmental instability of the lumbar spine, with special emphasis on Panjabi's...

TREATMENT OF FAILURES OF SPINAL FUSIONS

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain Lumbar spine fusion has increasingly been used as...degenerative changes within the region of the lumbar spine. One must be aware of the fact that...malposition within the region of the lumbar spine. It is obvious that an unfavorable ...

Stabilization of the lumbar spine using the Dynesis system (preliminary...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2003 ;     269 words ......the patients and the stability of the lumbar spine. Material and Method: Twenty patients...cases). For the stabilization of the lumbar spine, the Dynesis system (Sulzer-Medica...that the dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine with the Dynesis system, in cases of...

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Physical Therapy;  January 1, 1995 ;     557 words ......contemporary information concerning the lumbar spine. Practicing clinicians and graduate...current knowledge base in the area of the lumbar spine. The 16 chapters of this book cover...several special topics related to the lumbar spine. In the basic science chapters, recent...

Landel R, Kulig K, Fredericson M, et al. Intertester reliability and...

Physical Therapy;  January 1, 2008 ;     622 words ......validity of motion assessments during lumbar spine accessory motion testing. Phys Ther...frequently assess segmental mobility of the lumbar spine in patients with low back pain (LBP...assess intersegmental motion of the lumbar spine. Second, they determined the validity...

Sonoanatomy of the Lumbar Spine in Patients With Previous Unintentional...

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......hypothesize that abnormal sonoanatomy of the lumbar spine detected by ultrasound can be associated...determine if the sonoanatomy of the lumbar spine of patients who had documented unintentional...analgesia. Methods: Ultrasound of the entire lumbar spine was performed on 18 patients ...

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL OF THE LUMBAR SPINE MUSCULATURE: IMPLICATIONS OF...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2004 ;     324 words ......A comprehensive mathematical model of the muscles of the lumbar spine and trunk is presented to enable computation of the forces...that interference with muscles crossing or attaching to the lumbar spine can have a significant impact on its function. [Author Affiliation...

Computational model of the lumbar spine musculature: Implications of...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2003 ;     321 words ......A comprehensive mathematical model of the muscles of the lumbar spine and trunk is presented to enable computation of the forces...that interference with muscles crossing or attaching to the lumbar spine can have a significant impact on its function. [Author Affiliation...

Effect of long-term tamoxifen on lumbar spine bone density.(Archives of...

American Family Physician;  April 1, 1995 ;     503 words ......therapy on bone mineral density in the lumbar spine. Patients were drawn from a previous...evaluation included a physical examination, lumbar spine densitometry and serum osteocalcin measurements...group. The mean baseline values for lumbar spine bone mineral density did not differ...

Thoracolumbar pain among fighter pilots

Military Medicine;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......frequently report work-related thoracic and lumbar spine pain. The aim of this study was to determine...establish the occurrence of thoracic and lumbar spine pain during the preceding 12 months...hours, the greater the occurrence of lumbar spine pain when on duty (OR = 26.9; 95% CI...