Spine · 1993 · 167 citations · 0 references
Health ProfessionsKinesiologyPhysical MedicineExercise TestingPhysical TherapySpinal BiomechanicsLumbar Spine BiomechanicsMuscle Strength AssessmentMuscle Strength TestingMuscular Strength TestingOrthopedic ExaminationSpinal AssessmentBack Strength TestingChronic Low Back PainIsokinetic Muscle Strength TestingIsometric Muscle Strength TestingIsometric Strength TestingLow Back Disorder Risk AssessmentTrunk Muscle Strength TestingTrunk Strength Testing
This experimental evaluation of Cybex II isokinetic measurement was based on 70 normal subjects and 120 patients with chronic low back pain. It considered: reliability and learning effect; discrimination of individual patients versus normal subjects; relationship to clinical measures; assessment of effort; and a prospective 2-year follow-up of normal subjects to predict future low back pain.