Influence of trunk muscle co-contraction on spinal curvature during sitting for desk work

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 273-278

  Watanabe, S ^a   Eguchi, A ^a   Kobara, K ^a   Ishida, H ^b  

^a KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

^b Shukumo Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Desk work; Electromyography; Sitting posture; Spinal curvature; Trunk muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SITTING; SPINE MOBILITY; SUPERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE;

EID: 34548789131     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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