Electromyographic activity of the lumbar extensor muscles: Effect of angle and hand position during Roman chair exercise

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 751-755

  Mayer, John M ^a   Graves, James E ^a   Robertson, Virgil L ^b   Pierra, Eric A ^b   Verna, Joseph L ^b   Ploutz Snyder, Lori L ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brea Canyon Pain Relief Rehab M   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033059213     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90222-8     Document Type: Article

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