Effects of abdominal stabilization maneuvers on the control of spine motion and stability against sudden trunk perturbations

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 556-567

  Vera Garcia, Francisco J ^a   Elvira, José L L ^b   Brown, Stephen H M ^c   McGill, Stuart M ^c  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Spine compression; Spine stability; Stabilization maneuver; Sudden loading

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BRACE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; SPINE; THORAX;

EID: 34547524275     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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