Comparison of changes in the contraction of the lateral abdominal muscles between the abdominal drawing-in maneuver and breathe held at the maximum expiratory level

Manual Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 427-431

  Ishida, Hiroshi ^a   Hirose, Ryohei ^a   Watanabe, Susumu ^a  

^a KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Transverse abdominis; Ultrasound image

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DRAWING IN MANEUVER; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THICKNESS; TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXHALATION; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865193131     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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