Effects of posture on the thickness of transversus abdominis in pain-free subjects

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 679-684

  Reeve, Angelica ^a   Dilley, Andrew ^b,c  

^a Physiotherapy Clinic   (Canada)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Posture; Spinal stability; Transversus abdominis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RELIABILITY; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; THICKNESS; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70449526304     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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