Gluteus medius strength, endurance, and co-activation in the development of low back pain during prolonged standing

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-73

  Marshall, Paul W M ^a   Patel, Haylesh ^b   Callaghan, Jack P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Co activation; Electromyography; Low back pain; Prolonged standing

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851510028     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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