Abdominal muscle activity during abdominal hollowing in four starting positions

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 642-646

  Chanthapetch, Pakkanaporn ^a   Kanlayanaphotporn, Rotsalai ^a   Gaogasigam, Chitanongk ^a   Chiradejnant, Adit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; Exercises; Low back pain; Transversus abdominis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECUMBENCY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350728910     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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