Comparison of lateral abdominal muscle thickness between weightlifters and matched controls

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 171-174

  Sitilertpisan, Patraporn ^a   Pirunsan, Ubon ^a   Puangmali, Aatit ^a   Ratanapinunchai, Jonjin ^a   Kiatwattanacharoen, Suchart ^a   Neamin, Hudsaleark ^a   Laskin, James J ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal oblique muscle; Thickness; Transversus abdominis muscle; Ultrasonography; Weightlifters

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; MUSCLE THICKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THAI; TRANSVERSE ABDOMINAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81155135056     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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