Olfat Ibrahim Ali <br/><br/>
Cervical and thoracic extensor muscles activation pattern in chronic mechanical low back pain /  
 نمط تنشيط العضلات العنقية و الصدرية الباسطة فى آلام أسفل الظهر المزمن الميكانيكي 
Olfat Ibrahim Ali ; Supervised Samy A. Nasef , Nasef M. Nasef , Soheir Shehata Rezkalla 
 - Cairo :   Olfat Ibrahim Ali ,   2012 
 - 186 P. :   charts ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science 
<br/><br/> Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent and costly health probleme nowadays in people who stand for a long time. Different parts of the erector spinea muscle act as a guy wires to prevent buckling of the spine. This analogy demonstrates the critical role of those muscles to ensure sufficient stability of the spine so that it is prepared to withstand loading, and sustain postures and movement 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Cervical Low back pain Thoracic erector spinea muscle