Specific phase related patterns of trunk muscle activation during lateral lifting and lowering

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-50

  Huang, Q M ^a   Andersson, E A ^a   Thorstensson, Alf ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Co ordination; Electromyography; Intramuscular electrodes; Lateral bending; Motor control; Spinal biomechanics; Trunk

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037954334     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2003.01115.x     Document Type: Article

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