Trunk muscle activation patterns, lumbar compressive forces, and spine stability when using the bodyblade

Physical Therapy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-163

  Moreside, Janice M ^a   Vera Garcia, Francisco J ^b   McGill, Stuart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; SENSOR; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRUNK;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33846783187     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20060019     Document Type: Article

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