Investigation of trunk muscle co-contraction and its association with low back pain development during prolonged sitting

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 778-786

  Schinkel Ivy, Alison ^a   Nairn, Brian C ^a   Drake, Janessa D M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Muscle co contraction; Prolonged sitting; Transient low back pain development

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; BACK MUSCLES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879553296     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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