The effect of angle and level of exertion on trunk neuromuscular performance during multidirectional isometric activities

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Mousavi, Sayed Javad ^a   Olyaei, Gholam Reza ^a   Talebian, Saeed ^a   Sanjari, Mohammad Ali ^b   Parnianpour, Mohamad ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Capability; Combined exertion; Controllability; Isometric trunk exertion; Neuromuscular control; Tracking task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ABDOMEN; BACK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY POSTURE; EXERCISE; INNERVATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TORQUE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; BACK; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549083447     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31818aec05     Document Type: Article

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