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Original Research

Multifidus Muscle Contractility Deficit Was Not Specific to the Painful Side in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain During Remission: A Cross-Sectional Study

Khin Win ThuSpine Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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Soniya MaharjanSpine Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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Kanphajee SornkaewSpine Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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Sasithorn KongounSpine Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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Peemongkon WattananonSpine Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1457-1463 | Published online: 19 May 2022

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