Influence of asymmetry on the flexion relaxation response of the low back musculature

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-39

  Ning, Xiaopeng ^a   Haddad, Omid ^a   Jin, Sangeun ^a   Mirka, Gary A ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric bending; Flexion relaxation phenomenon; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC BENDING; ASYMMETRIC CONDITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY; LIFTING POSTURE; LOAD SHARING; LOW BACK; LUMBAR FLEXION; LUMBAR REGIONS; LUMBAR SPINES; MID-SAGITTAL PLANES; MOTION SENSORS; PARASPINAL; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RELAXATION PHENOMENA; SYMMETRIC MOTION; TISSUE INTERACTIONS; TRUNK FLEXION; TRUNK KINEMATICS; TRUNK POSTURES;

PHYSICS; VISCOELASTICITY;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXION RELAXATION RESPONSE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSOR; TISSUE INTERACTION; TRUNK;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIFTING; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650869539     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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