Effects of abdominal belts on the cross-sectional shape of the trunk during intense contraction of the trunk muscles observed by computer tomography

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1220-1226

  Miyamoto, Kei ^a,b   Iinuma, Nobuki ^c   Ueki, Shunsuke ^d   Shimizu, Katsuji ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c GIFU PREFECTURAL GIFU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Okumura Orthopaedic Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal belt; Cross section; CT scan; Lumbar spine; Trunk muscles; Valsalva maneuver

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MEDICAL IMAGING; MUSCLE; SHRINKAGE; TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL BELT; CROSS-SECTION; CT SCAN; LUMBAR SPINE; TRUNK MUSCLES; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL BELT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFORMITY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATION; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VALSALVA MANEUVER; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 56249111289     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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