Trunk muscle activities during asymmetric twisting motions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-256

  Marras, W S ^a   Davis, K G ^a   Granata, K P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compled trunk motions; Electromyography; Muscle activity; Twisting motions

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRUNK;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE;

EID: 0032147494     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(98)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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