Natural breath control during lifting tasks: Effect of load

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-458

  Hagins, Marshall ^a   Lamberg, Eric M ^a,b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing; Lifting; Motor control; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LIFTING EFFORT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

BREATHING EXERCISES; EXHALATION; INHALATION; LIFTING; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 33644586160     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-0097-1     Document Type: Article

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