Stabilizing function of trunk flexor-extensor muscles around a neutral spine posture

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2207-2212

  Cholewicki, Jacek ^a   Panjabi, Manohar M ^a   Khachatryan, Armen ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Lumbar spine; Muscle coactivation; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031423301     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199710010-00003     Document Type: Article

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