An examination of the flexion-relaxation phenomenon in the cervical spine in lumbo-pelvic sitting

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Burnett, Angus ^a,b   O'Sullivan, Peter ^a   Caneiro, Joao Paulo ^a   Krug, Roberto ^a   Bochmann, Frank ^a   Helgestad, Gry Wang ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical; Electromyography; Flexion relaxation phenomenon; Lumbo pelvic sitting; Muscle activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NECK; NECK FLEXION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BACK; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; PELVIS; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; REST;

EID: 67349275327     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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