Open AccessEffects of Bridge Exercise with Pelvic Compression Belt on Electromyographic Activities of Selected Lumbopelvic Muscles in Young Adults with Lumbar Instability
Author(s) -
Hyun-Gyu Cha,
Yu-Won Choe,
Yan-Ting Wu,
Myoung-Kwon Kim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the korean society of physical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2287-7215
pISSN - 1975-311X
DOI - 10.13066/kspm.2017.12.3.1
Subject(s) - lumbar , medicine , biceps , electromyography , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biceps femoris muscle , compression (physics) , bridge (graph theory) , physical therapy , anatomy , materials science , composite material
PURPOSE: This study assessed the effect of the pelvic compression belt on the electromyographic activity of erector spinae (ES), internal oblique (IO), rectus femoris (RF), and biceps femoris (BF) after bridge exercise with pelvic belt compression in subjects with lumbar instability. METHODS: Forty subjects with lumbar instability volunteered for this study. We asked them to perform the bridge exercise while wearing a pelvic belt compression for 30 minutes five times weekly over a six week period. The pelvic compression belt was adjusted just below the anterior superior iliac spines with stabilizing pressure using elastic compression bands during bridge position. Surface electromyographic data were collected from the erector spinae (ES), internal oblique (IO), rectus femoris (RF) and biceps femoris (BF). RESULTS: After the six week intervention, the experimental group improved significantly. Muscle activation
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