Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1305-1313 , July 2008

Muscle Activation Changes After Exercise Rehabilitation for Chronic Low Back Pain

  • Paul W. Marshall, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Paul Marshall, PhD, Dept of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus, Private Bag 92019, Auckland
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  • Bernadette A. Murphy, PhD

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 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00275-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.051

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1305-1313 , July 2008

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