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. 2013 Jul;25(7):793-5.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.25.793. Epub 2013 Aug 20.

Effects of a Pelvic Belt on the EMG Activity of the Abdominal Muscles during a Single-leg Hold in the Hook-lying Position on a Round Foam Roll

Yu-Ri Kim  1 , Ji-Won Kim, Duk-Hyun An, Won-Gyu Yoo, Jae-Seop Oh
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Effects of a Pelvic Belt on the EMG Activity of the Abdominal Muscles during a Single-leg Hold in the Hook-lying Position on a Round Foam Roll

Yu-Ri Kim et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of a pelvic belt on the electromyography (EMG) activity of the abdominal muscles during a single-leg hold in the hook-lying position on a round foam roll. [Subjects] Seventeen healthy female volunteers were recruited for this study. [Methods] The participants performed single-leg-hold exercises on a round foam roll with and without a pelvic belt. Surface EMG was recorded from the rectus abdominis (RA), internal oblique (IO), and external oblique (EO) bilaterally. [Results] The EMG activity of the bilateral RA, EO, and IO was significantly lower when the pelvic belt applied. [Conclusions] Our finding that the bilateral EO, IO, and RA muscles were less active with a pelvic belt during trunk-stabilizing exercises on an unstable surface suggests that the pelvic belt provided "form closure".

Keywords: Abdominal muscle; Pelvic belt; Round foam roll.

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