Effect of the abdominal draw-in manoeuvre in combination with ankle dorsiflexion in strengthening the transverse abdominal muscle in healthy young adults: A preliminary, randomised, controlled study

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-136

  Chon, Seung Chul ^a   Chang, Ki Yeon ^a   You, Joshua H ^b  

^a Woosong University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abdominal draw in manoeuvre; Irradiation; Reliability; Transverse abdominis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DRAW IN MANOEUVRE; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ANKLE DORSIFLEXION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE THICKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THICKNESS;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77952292162     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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