Intervertebral Stiffness of the Spine Is Increased by Evoked Contraction of Transversus Abdominis and the Diaphragm: In Vivo Porcine Studies

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2594-2601

  Hodges, Paul ^a,c   Holm, Allison Kaigle ^b   Holm, Sten ^b   Ekström, Lars ^b   Cresswell, Andrew ^c,d   Hansson, Tommy ^b   Thorstensson, Alf ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d University College of Physical Education and Sports   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Intra abdominal pressure; Porcine; Spinal stiffness; Transversus abdominis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTRODE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; SWINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPINE; SWINE;

EID: 0345411882     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000096676.14323.25     Document Type: Article

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