An electromyographic study of isokinetic axial rotation in young adults

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-54

  Kumar, Shrawan ^a   Narayan, Yogesh ^a   Garand, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axial rotation; EMG; Isokinetic; Low back injury; Trunk muscles; Trunk twisting

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SITTING; SPINE MOBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE; ABDOMEN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; ROTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THORAX;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; REFERENCE VALUES; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORAX; TORQUE;

EID: 0642279148     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00447-3     Document Type: Article

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