Open AccessAbdominal muscle activation: An EMG study of the Sahrmann five-level core stability test
Author(s) -
Ebby Waqqash Mohamad Chan,
Mohamad Shariff A Hamid,
Ali Md Nadzalan,
Eliza Hafiz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hong kong physiotherapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1876-441X
pISSN - 1013-7025
DOI - 10.1142/s1013702520500080
Subject(s) - medicine , core stability , core (optical fiber) , asymptomatic , abdominal muscles , electromyography , transversus abdominis , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , materials science , composite material
Sahrmann five-level core stability test protocol has been used to evaluate the ability of the core muscles to stabilize the spine. However, validation studies on the Sahrmann protocol are limited.