Lumbosacral orthoses reduce trunk muscle activity in a postural control task

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1731-1736

  Cholewicki, Jacek ^a,b   Peter Reeves, N ^a,b   Everding, Vanessa Q ^b   Morrisette, David C ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal belts; Back support; Balance; EMG; Neuromuscular control

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ORTHOPEDICS;

ABDOMINAL BELTS; BACK SUPPORT; LUMBOSACRAL ORTHOSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE STABILIZATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; AGED; BACK; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THORAX;

EID: 34247893716     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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