Response of trunk muscle coactivation to changes in spinal stability

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1117-1123

  Granata, Kevin P ^a   Orishimo, Karl F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Low back; Model; Muscle; Spine; Stability

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

SPINAL STABILITY;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; LOADING TEST; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORQUE; TRUNK;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SACRUM; SPINE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0034880590     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(01)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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