THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TRUNK MUSCULAR ACTIVATION BALANCE AT STANDING AND THOSE MUSCLE ACTIVATION DURING LEANING BACKWARD AND FORWARD AND ISOMETRIC STRENGTH
- VernacularTitle:安静立位時の体幹筋活動と体幹屈伸時の筋活動および体幹筋力との関連性
- Author:
WATARU KUWAHARA
;
YUKIO URABE
;
YUKI YAMANAKA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
trunk muscular activation;
EMG analysis;
trunk muscular strength
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
2011;60(3):305-309
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Purpose: Our aim was to investigate if such trunk muscular activation at standing could have an effect on their trunk muscular activation at leaning backward and forward and the strength of trunk isometric flexion and extension. Methods: The Electromyography (EMG) of lumbar paraspinals (LP) and rectus abdominis (RA) were recorded for 18 healthy volunteers at three positions (standing, leaning backward and leaning forward). In addition, the strength of maximum isometric of trunk flexion and extension were measured at sitting position. Then the flexion/extension (F/E) ratio was calculated. Results: 18 healthy volunteers were classified into Flexor group (n=5) and Extensor group (n=13). The RA-EMG of Extensor group was significantly larger than that of Flexor group at leaning backward position. Extensor group, also, had a higher strength of trunk isometric extension than that of Flexor group. Flexor group had a higher F/E ratio than that of Extensor group. Conclusion: A meaning of this study was to investigate that there were subjects who were higher paraspinals or rectus abdominis activation. Such difference was caused from muscular activation at working upper body and demonstrating of muscular strength, and this study may be helpful to develop study of physical therapy from now on.
