Tonic-to-phasic shift of lumbo-pelvic muscle activity during 8 weeks of bed rest and 6-months follow up

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-54

  Belavý, Daniel L ^a,b   Richardson, Carolyn A ^a   Wilson, Stephen J ^a   Felsenberg, Dieter ^b   Rittweger, Jörn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Berlin Bed Rest Study; Electromyography; Lumbar spine; Motor control; Unloading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BED REST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 34447638854     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00850.2006     Document Type: Article

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