Contraction of the abdominal muscles associated with movement of the lower limb [PDF]
, 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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Ultrasound Imaging of the Trunk Muscles in Acute Stroke Patients and Relations With Balance Scales [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020 Objective To examine the correlation between ultrasonographic trunk muscle parameters and balance scales in mild acute stroke patients. Methods A total of 55 stroke patients with hemiparesis and motor power grade ≥4 in the manual motor test were included.
Yunho Kim +6 more
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Functional Interaction of Pelvic Floor, Diaphragm and Trunk Muscles among Men with Prostate Cancer
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2018 Research background and hypothesis. The absolute dominance of the isolated muscle presentation as the first and last word in muscular anatomy leaves the current generation of therapists unlikely to think any other way (Myers, 2009 ...
Brigita Zachovajevienė +4 more
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Not only static: Stabilization manoeuvres in dynamic exercises - A pilot study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 This study examined characteristics of trunk muscles electrical activity in young adults performed in the course of static and dynamic trunk muscles strengthening exercises using different lumbar spine stabilization manoeuvres. Twenty young adults (Mage =
Giedrė Vaičienė +4 more
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Comparison of anteroposterior thickness of elite sprinters and distance runners’ abdominal muscles
مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2008 Introduction: Abdominal muscles are known to have great effects on the locomotion and stabilization of trunk, as well as, contribution to the respiratory functions.
A Moghaddami +4 more
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Laparoscopic repair of a large interstitially incarcerated inguinal hernia. [PDF]
, 2011 A 68 year old female presented for elective repair of an abdominal wall hernia. Preoperative CT imaging revealed a right inguinal hernia defect with hernia contents coursing cephalad between the external and internal abdominal oblique muscles.
Glaser, J +3 more
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New Insights Into the Development of the Anterior Abdominal Wall
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 PurposeAmong the few studies that have examined the development of the anterior abdominal wall, several are based on incomplete “series”, substituted in many cases by non-human specimens.Material and MethodsIn total, 19 human embryos corresponding to ...
Jose Bouzada +11 more
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Abdominal muscle training in sport. [PDF]
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1993 This paper evaluates several abdominal exercises, and highlights factors which are important for their safe prescription and effective use. The function of the abdominal muscles and hip flexors is considered, and the importance of the infra-umbilical portion of the rectus abdominis is emphasized. The effects of flexion on the lumbar spine are outlined.
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Neuromuscular systems in the fifth instar larva of silkworm Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae): II- Abdominal musculature and its innervation [PDF]
, 2009 The gross organisation of abdominal musculature and its innervation by segmental ganglionic nerves were studied in the fifth instar larva of Bombyx mori. The musculature comprises dorsal, ventral and lateral groups of muscles, represented as external and
Muralimohan, P., Sivaprasad, S.
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An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the conservative and nonpharmacological management of female pelvic floor dysfunction [PDF]
, 2016 There has been an increasing need for the terminology on the conservative management of female pelvic floor dysfunction to be collated in a clinically based consensus report.This Report combines the input of members and elected nominees of the ...
Abramov, Yoram +14 more
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