Trunk muscle activity during bridging exercises on and off a Swissball

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Volumn 13, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Lehman, Gregory J ^a   Hoda, Wajid ^a   Oliver, Steven ^a  

^a CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG; Exercise; Rehabilitation; Swiss ball; Trunk stability

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE TRAINING; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 33746021775     PISSN: 17461340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-13-14     Document Type: Article

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