The effects of abdominal muscle coactivation on lumbar spine stability

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 86
• Main Authors: Gardner-Morse, M G, Stokes, I A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1998
• Subjects: Abdominal Muscles - physiology; Compressive Strength; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - physiology; Stress, Mechanical; Weight-Bearing

A biomechanical model of the lumbar spine was used to calculate the effects of abdominal muscle coactivation on spinal stability. To estimate the effects of abdominal muscle coactivation on lumbar spine stability, muscle fatigue rate, and lumbar spine compression forces. The activation of human trun...