Biering-Sorensen test scores in coal miners

TEKIN Y., Ortancil O., Ankarali H. , Basaran A., Sarikaya S., Ozdolap S.

JOINT BONE SPINE, cilt.76, ss.281-285, 2009 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 76 Konu: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2008.08.008
  • Dergi Adı: JOINT BONE SPINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-285

Özet

Objectives: Biering-Sorensen test is an isometric back endurance test. Biering-Sorensen test scores have varied in different cultural and occupational groups. The aims of this study were to collect normative data on Biering-Sorensen holding times, to determine the discriminative ability of the Biering-Sorensen test in Turkish coal miners, and to examine the association between Biering-Sorensen test result and functional disability.