Intra-abdominal pressure during trunk extension motions

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 267-274

  Marras, W S ^a   Mirka, G A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Back belts; Biomechanics; Intra abdominal pressure; Low back

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRESSURE; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; TORQUE;

IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAABDOMINAL PRESSURE; LIFTING; MUSCLE COACTIVATION; RADIO PILL;

BIOMECHANICS;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; TORQUE;

EID: 0030201108     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0268-0033(96)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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