Effects of Physioball and Conventional Floor Exercises on Early Phase Adaptations in Back and Abdominal Core Stability and Balance in Women

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 721-725

  Cosio Lima, Ludmila M ^a   Reynolds, Katy L ^a   Winter, Christa ^a   Paolone, Vincent ^a   Jones, Margaret T ^a  

^a SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Functional training; Unilateral stance

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLOOR EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOBALL EXERCISE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING;

EID: 0346186183     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0721:EOPACF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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