Effect of pelvic stabilization and hip position on trunk extensor activity during back extension exercises on a Roman chair

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-142

  da Silva, Rubens A ^a   Larivière, Christian ^a,c   Arsenault, A Bertrand ^a,b   Nadeau, Sylvie ^a,b   Plamondon, André ^c  

^a Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute Robert Sauve   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back muscles; Electromyography; Gender; Rehabilitation; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PELVIC STABILIZATION; PELVIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRUNK; BACK; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 60749088541     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0305     Document Type: Article

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