Abdominal strengthening exercises: A comparative EMG study

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-20

  Beim, Gloria M ^a   Glraldo, Jorge L ^b   Pincuvero, Danny M ^b   Borror, Matthew J ^b   Fu, Freddie H ^c  

^a HUGHSTON CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031051311     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.6.1.11     Document Type: Article

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