Relative efficiency of abdominal muscles in spine stability

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-299

  Arjmand, N ^a   Shirazi Ad, A ^a   Parnianpour, M ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

76M10; 91B50

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VERTEBRA;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 49449087505     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840802020404     Document Type: Article

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