Intra-abdominal pressure and activation of abdominal muscles in highly trained participants during sudden heavy trunk loadings

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 2445-2451

  Essendrop, Morten ^a   Schibye, Bente ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Electromyography; Intra abdominal pressure; Low back muscles; Sudden trunk loading

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CATHETER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SPORT; STOMACH; TORQUE; TRAINING; TRUNK; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BACK INJURIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MARTIAL ARTS; PRESSURE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; VALSALVA MANEUVER; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 14844364479     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000143622.80004.bf     Document Type: Article

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