The effect of increased physical load during an active straight leg raise in pain free subjects

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 710-718

  Beales, Darren John ^a   O'Sullivan, Peter Bruce ^a   Briffa, N Kathryn ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active straight leg raise; Intra abdominal pressure; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG MOVEMENT; LIFTING EFFORT; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX PRESSURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; SUPINE POSITION; THORACIC CAVITY;

EID: 77952952914     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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