Rehabilitation implications of stepper exercise technique on exertion and hip extensor muscle activation - A small exploratory study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-134

  Marin, Raul ^a   Chang, Audrey ^a   Cyhan, Tamara ^a   Dinauer, Phil ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Gluteus maximus; Hip extensor; Low back pain; MRI; Physical exertion; Rehabilitation; RPE; Short stride stepping; Stepper exercise

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS; HIP EXTENSOR; LOW BACK PAIN; MRI; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REHABILITATION; RPE; SHORT-STRIDE STEPPING; STEPPER EXERCISE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE; SIGNAL SYSTEMS; STAIRS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; LOW BACK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUTTOCKS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63249102379     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.08.0105     Document Type: Article

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