Impact of sagittal spine-pelvis-leg alignment and muscle strength on quality of life and low back pain in rural Japanese community- dwelling middle-aged and elderly persons.
CONCLUSIONS: Knee flexion compensated for lumbar kyphosis, but affected physical QOL scores negatively; BES was the most reliable contributor to QOL and the RDQ.
PMID: 31403934 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil Source Type: research
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