Intra-abdominal and intra-thoracic pressures during lifting and jumping

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 195-201

  Harman, Everett A ^a   Frykman, Peter N ^a   Clagett, Elizabeth R ^a   Kraemer, William J ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Esophageal; Respiratory mechanics; Transducer

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; EXPERIMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORAX PRESSURE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; PRESSURE; SPORTS; THORAX; TRACK AND FIELD; VALSALVA'S MANEUVER; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0023891681     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-198820020-00015     Document Type: Article

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