Trunk kinematics and trunk muscle activity during a rapidly applied load

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-225

  Thomas, James S ^a   Lavender, Steven A ^b   Corcos, Daniel M ^a,c   Andersson, Gunar B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gender; Spine; Sudden loading; Trunk muscle activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032147747     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(98)00008-X     Document Type: Article

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