The intrinsic stiffness of the in vivo lumbar spine in response to quick releases: Implications for reflexive requirements

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 727-736

  Brown, Stephen H M ^a   McGill, Stuart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominals; Muscle; Reflex; Spine; Trunk stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFLEX; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 62949233282     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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