Trunk muscle activity with different sitting postures and pelvic inclination
Author(s) -
Masahiro Watanabe,
Koji Kaneoka,
Yusuke Wada,
Yasushi Matsui,
Shumpei Miyakawa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.508
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1878-6324
pISSN - 1053-8127
DOI - 10.3233/bmr-140477
Subject(s) - sitting , pelvis , trunk , physical medicine and rehabilitation , electromyography , low back pain , medicine , anatomy , physical therapy , psychology , biology , ecology , alternative medicine , pathology
Sitting posture may often place large burden on trunk muscles, while trunk muscle activities in the sitting posture have not been well clarified. In this study, a difference in trunk muscle activity between two kinds of sitting postures was evaluated, focusing on low back pain induced by posture holding.
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