Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2020 Abdominal bracing exercise is used to enhance all abdominal muscle activity. There are two methods of abdominal bracing— “activate the abdominal muscles without hollowing the lower abdomen” and “activate the abdominal muscles while inflating the lower ...
Tomoki Oshikawa +4 more
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Contraction of the abdominal muscles associated with movement of the lower limb [PDF]
Physical Therapy, 1997 Background and Purpose. Activity of the trunk muscles is essential for maintaining stability of the lumbar spine because of the unstable structure of that portion of the spine.
Hodges, P. W., Richardson, C. A.
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Effects of Cesarean Section and Vaginal Delivery on Abdominal Muscles and Fasciae. [PDF]
Medicina (Kaunas), 2020 Background and objectives: Possible disorders after delivery may interfere with the quality of life. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether abdominal muscles and fasciae differ in women depending on whether they experienced transverse cesarean ...
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The effects of the continuous bridge exercise on the thickness of abdominal muscles in normal adults. [PDF]
J Phys Ther Sci, 2018 [Purpose] The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of continuous bridge exercises accompanied by an abdominal drawing-in maneuver on the thickness of abdominal muscles of normal adults. [Participants and Methods] The number of participants
Gong W.
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The functional coupling of the deep abdominal and paraspinal muscles: the effects of simulated paraspinal muscle contraction on force transfer to the middle and posterior layer of the thoracolumbar fascia [PDF]
Journal of Anatomy, 2014 Andry Vleeming +3 more
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Structural response of abdominal muscles to six weeks of strengthening training in women with diastasis recti [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2018 Introduction: Diastasis recti is defined as separation of the two bellies of the rectus abdominis muscles more than 2 to 2.7 cm which could affect the abdominal activities such as breathing, urination and delivery, and may change the body posture and ...
Fatemeh Izadi +2 more
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Comparison of Electromyography Activity of Abdominal Muscles and Hamstrings in Women With Low Back Pain During Different Lifting Positions [PDF]
Biyumikānīk-i varzishī, 2021 Objective: back pain is one of the most common health problems in different societies, especially in industrialized countries. This study aimed to compare the electromyography activity of abdominal muscles and hamstrings in women with low back pain in ...
Faezeh Zandi, Hamideh Khodaveisi
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Abdominal muscle exercises with limb movements are more effective for trunk stabilization than traditional exercises involving trunk flexion alone.
Sangbong Lee +3 more
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Exercise-induced abdominal muscle fatigue in healthy humans [PDF]
, 2006 Exercise-induced abdominal muscle fatigue in healthy humans. J Appl Physiol 100: 1554–1562, 2006. First published January 19, 2006; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01389.2005.—The abdominal muscles have been shown to fatigue in response to voluntary ...
How, SC, Romer, LM, Taylor, BJ
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Comparison Between Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Abdominal and Back Muscles on Postural Balance in Post-stroke Hemiplegic Patients [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 Objective To compare the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to abdominal muscles and back muscles on postural balance in post-stroke hemiplegic patients.
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