The relationship between flexibility and EMG activity pattern of the erector spinae muscles during trunk flexion-extension

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 746-753

  Hashemirad, Fahime ^a,b,c   Talebian, Saeed ^a   Hatef, Boshra ^c   Kahlaee, Amir H ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Erector spinae muscles; Flexibility; Flexion relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERECTOR SPINAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949186266     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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