The use of lumbar spinal stabilization techniques during the performance of abdominal strengthening exercise variations

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-43

  Barnett, F ^a   Gilleard, W ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Exercise; Muscle, skeletal; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SPINE STABILIZATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33745477853     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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