| Electromyographic examination of selected muscle activation during isometric core exercises. | |
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PMID: 21079441 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the current study was to quantitatively examine the muscle activations of 3 common isometric core exercises (abdominal bridge, single-leg abdominal bridge, and superman) along with a newly introduced isometric exercise (flying squirrel) and determine if muscle activations differed among the exercises. DESIGN: The design was a comparison study. SETTING: An athletic training classroom laboratory was where all data collections occurred. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty healthy collegiate graduate students (age, 23.4 ± 1.4 year; height, 171.3 ± 10.3 cm; mass, 73.3 ± 16.2 kg), regardless of sex, consented to participate. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: The independent variable was the muscle selected. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The main outcome measures or dependent variables were the muscle activation reported as percent of maximum voluntary isometric contraction during each exercise. RESULTS: Results revealed that the multifidi produced the greatest muscle activity in all exercises, and the single-leg abdominal bridge exercise produced greater muscle activation than the general abdominal bridge exercise (P < 0.025). CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study demonstrate that any of these exercises may be a part of a core stability program. In addition, these findings may be incorporated into an isometric core exercise program to supplement a currently implemented isometric core exercise program. |
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Gretchen D Oliver; Audrey J Stone; Hillary Plummer |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine Volume: 20 ISSN: 1536-3724 ISO Abbreviation: Clin J Sport Med Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9103300 Medline TA: Clin J Sport Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 452-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation, and Dance, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA. |
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