PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 8 , Pages 709-718 , August 2009

Extensibility of the Hamstrings Is Best Explained by Mechanical Components of Muscle Contraction, Not Behavioral Measures in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

  • Paul W.M. Marshall, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: P.W.M.M.
    • ,
  • Jamie Mannion, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand‡
    • ,
  • Bernadette A. Murphy, PhD, DC

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe St North, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada§

Received 8 October 2008 ,Accepted 28 April 2009.

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Volume 1, Issue 8 , Pages 709-718 , August 2009

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