Baseline associations between thoracic expansion, respiratory function, and pain in nonspecific low back pain: A

Francisco José Vera-Serrano1, Maria Jesus Vinolo-Gil2,3,4, María Rebollo-Ramos5

  • 1Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.

Plos One
|April 3, 2026
PubMed
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