Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2010

Fatigability of back extensor muscles and low back pain during pregnancy

  • Geneviève A. Dumas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6.
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  • Andrew Leger

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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  • André Plamondon

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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  • Karine M. Charpentier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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  • Antonio Pinti

      Affiliations

    • LAMIH-CNRS UMR 8530 Université de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France
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  • Michael McGrath

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Received 14 March 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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PII: S0268-0033(09)00224-1

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.09.011

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2010

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