Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 9 , Pages 1327-1331 , September 2010

Comparison of Trunk Proprioception Between Patients With Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls

  • Angela S. Lee, BS

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University Center for Orthopedic Research, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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  • Jacek Cholewicki, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University Center for Orthopedic Research, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jacek Cholewicki, MSU Center for Orthopedic Research, Ingham Regional Orthopedic Hospital, 2727 S Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, MI 48910
    • ,
  • N. Peter Reeves, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University Center for Orthopedic Research, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
    • ,
  • Bohdanna T. Zazulak, DPT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale-New Haven Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Lawrence W. Mysliwiec, DO

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University Center for Orthopedic Research, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

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 Supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant no. R01 AR051497).

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

PII: S0003-9993(10)00309-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.06.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 9 , Pages 1327-1331 , September 2010

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