The effect of different standing and sitting postures on trunk muscle activity in a pain-free population

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1238-1244

  O'Sullivan, Peter B ^a   Grahamslaw, Kirsty M ^b   Kendell, Michelle ^c   Lapenskie, Shaun C ^d   Möller, Nina E ^e   Richards, Karen V ^f  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Taylor Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^c Murdoch Medical Centre   (Australia)

^d D Freer and Associates Physiotherapy   (Canada)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f Ruth Jones Physiotherapy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; Back muscles; Electromyography; Lumbar spine; Posture; Sacroiliac joint; Stability

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SACROILIAC JOINT; SITTING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; THORACIC SPINE; TRUNK;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; THORAX;

EID: 0036605461     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200206010-00019     Document Type: Article

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