Maximum expiration activates the abdominal muscles during side bridge exercise

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 481-484

  Ishida, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Susumu ^a  

^a KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

abdominal muscles; Electromyography; stabilizing exercise

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATH HOLDING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; ADULT; BACK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXHALATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXHALATION; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRONE POSITION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84908599801     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-140469     Document Type: Article

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