Trunk muscle activation during stabilization exercises with single and double leg support

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• 作者：Marí ; a Pilar Garcí ; a-Vaquero^a  ; [Author Vitae] ; Janice M. Moreside^b  ; [Author Vitae] ; Evaristo Brontons-Gil^a  ; [Author Vitae] ; Noelia Peco-Gonzá ; lez^a  ; [Author Vitae] ; Francisco J. Vera-Garcia^a ; ^fvera@umh.es  ; [Author Vitae]
• 关键词：Trunk muscles ; Spine stabilization exercises ; Electromyography ; Training ; Rehabilitation
• 刊名：Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：155_10506411
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：22
• 期：3
• 页码：398-406
• 文件大小：964 K

摘要

The aim of this study was to analyze trunk muscle activity during bridge style stabilization exercises, when combined with single and double leg support strategies. Twenty-nine healthy volunteers performed bridge exercises in 3 different positions (back, front and side bridges), with and without an elevated leg, and a quadruped exercise with contralateral arm and leg raise (鈥渂ird-dog鈥?. Surface EMG was bilaterally recorded from rectus abdominis (RA), external and internal oblique (EO, IO), and erector spinae (ES). Back, front and side bridges primarily activated the ES (approximately 17%MVC), RA (approximately 30%MVC) and muscles required to support the lateral moment (mostly obliques), respectively. Compared with conventional bridge exercises, single leg support produced higher levels of trunk activation, predominantly in the oblique muscles. The bird-dog exercise produced greatest activity in IO on the side of the elevated arm and in the contralateral ES. In conclusion, during a common bridge with double leg support, the antigravity muscles were the most active. When performed with an elevated leg, however, rotation torques increased the activation of the trunk rotators, especially IO. This information may be useful for clinicians and rehabilitation specialists in determining appropriate exercise progression for the trunk stabilizers.