The effects of stance width and foot posture on lumbar muscle flexion-relaxation phenomenon

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 311-316

  Hu, Boyi ^a   Shan, Xinhai ^b   Zhou, Jie ^a   Ning, Xiaopeng ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b SHANDONG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flexion relaxation phenomenon; Foot posture; Low back pain; Stance width

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; KINEMATICS; PHYSICS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CLINICAL SETTINGS; FLEXION-RELAXATION PHENOMENON; FOOT POSTURE; INTERNAL MOMENTS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCLE RELAXATION; STANCE WIDTH;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR MUSCLE FLEXION RELAXATION; MAGNETIC MOTION SENSOR; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASPINAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STANDING; TOE; TRUNK;

FLEXION-RELAXATION PHENOMENON; FOOT POSTURE; LOW BACK PAIN; STANCE WIDTH;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARASPINAL MUSCLES; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84896397441     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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