Electromyographic activity of the trunk extensor muscles: Effect of varying hip position and lumbar posture during Roman chair exercise

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1543-1546

  Mayer, John M ^a   Verna, Joe L ^a   Manini, Todd M ^b   Mooney, Vert ^a   Graves, James E ^b  

^a US Spine & Sport Foundation   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Electromyography; Exercise; Lumbosacral region; Muscles; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0036846222     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.35103     Document Type: Article

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