Is activation of the back muscles impaired by creep or muscle fatigue?

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 517-525

  Sánchez Zuriaga, Daniel ^a   Adams, Michael A ^b   Dolan, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back muscle fatigue; Reflex activation; Sensorimotor control; Spinal creep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SITTING; SOFT TISSUE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY; THORAX; TRUNK;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINE;

EID: 77649289949     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b967ea     Document Type: Article

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