Electromyographic activity of the lumbar and hip extensors during dynamic trunk extension exercise

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1547-1552

  Clark, Brian C ^a   Manini, Todd M ^a   Mayer, John M ^a   Ploutz Snyder, Lori L ^a   Graves, James E ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Exercise; Lumbrosacral region; Muscles; Rehabilitation; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; CHAIR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LEG MUSCLE; LOADING TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0036845245     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.34828     Document Type: Article

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