Repeated spinal flexion modulates the flexion-relaxation phenomenon

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 783-789

  Dickey, James P ^a   McNorton, Sara ^a   Potvin, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Erector spinae; Flexion relaxation; Lumbar; Repeated loading; Spine

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; TISSUE;

SPINAL FLEXIONS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INJURY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MASS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYOELECTRICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SPINAL FLEXION; SPINE MOBILITY; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0141870002     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00166-9     Document Type: Article

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