Functional Characteristics of the Hamstring Muscles in Low Back Pain

by Jamie Mannion

Low back pain (LBP) patients may have reduced hamstring extensibility. The Instrumented Straight Leg Raise (ISLR) has been proposed as an objective extensibility measure; however, appropriate quantification methods, and test-retest reliability, are lacking. The lumbar flexion-relaxation response (FRR) is abnormal in LBP patients. The hamstring FRR has been identified in asymptomatic participants, but has not been explored in LBP participants. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3838339355
• ISBN13: 9783838339351
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"