Spinal unloading after abdominal exercises

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-14

  Nahhas Rodacki, Cíntia L ^b   Luiz Felix Rodacki, André ^a   Ugrinowitsch, Carlos ^c   Zielinski, Diego ^b   Budal da Costa, Rafael ^b  

^a Parana Federal University   (Brazil)

^b POSITIVO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abdominal exercises; Low back pain; Spinal shrinkage; Spinal unloading

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLUIDS;

ABDOMINAL EXERCISES; FLUID LOSS; SPINAL UNLOADING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SPINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 37349122118     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.08.022     Document Type: Article

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