| Titre : | Abdominal muscle EMG-activity during bridge exercises on stable and unstable surfaces (2014) |
| Auteurs : | Dariusz Czaprowski ; Anna Afeltowicz ; Anna Gebicka ; et al. |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Physical therapy in sport (2014/3, August 2014) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 162-168 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : |
Objectives To assess abdominal muscles (AM) activity during prone, side, and supine bridge on stable and unstable surfaces (BOSU, Swiss Ball). Design Prospective comparison study. Setting Research laboratory. Participants Thirty-three healthy volunteers from a university population. Main outcome measures Surface electromyography of the rectus abdominis (RA), the external oblique (EO) and the internal oblique with the transversus abdominis (IO-TA). Results The AM exhibited the highest activity during prone bridge on a Swiss Ball (RA, EO, IO-TA 44.7 + 19.2, 54.7 + 22.9, 36.8 + 18.6 in % of MVC, respectively). The lowest activity was observed during supine bridge on a stable surface and a BOSU (under 5.0). The lowest ratio analyzed on the basis of the relation of EO and IO-TA activity to RA was obtained during prone bridge on the Swiss Ball (1.4 + 0.7 for EO, 0.9 + 0.5 for IO-TA). The highest ratio was obtained during prone bridge on stable surface and supine bridges. Conclusions The highest level of activity in the abdominal muscles is achieved during prone bridge on a Swiss Ball. However, this exercise provided the lowest activity of the EO and IO-TA in relation to RA. It is essential to conduct further studies verifying the usefulness of using Swiss Ball during core stability training. |
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