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http://dx.doi.org/10.13066/kspm.2021.16.4.95

Comparison of Abdominal Muscle Activation During Lifting with Stabilization Method  

Kim, Ha-Rim (Department of Sports Exercise Therapy Center, Good Samsun Hospital)
Son, Ho-Hee (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine / v.16, no.4, 2021 , pp. 95-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study examined the muscle activity of the abdominal muscle when lifting with abdominal hollowing with visual feedback and lifting with a pelvic compression belt. This study suggests how to lift an object safely in the workplace for people who bend their backs repeatedly. METHODS: The study was conducted on healthy men in their 20s and 30s. When lifting a 7kg object, lifting with abdominal hollowing with visual feedback, and lifting an object with a pelvic compression belt were performed three times in random order. The muscle activities were measured rectus abdominis (RA), external oblique (EO), internal oblique/transverse abdominis (IO/TrA) muscles, and abdominal hollowing exercises, and box lifting exercises were carried out in advance before the experiment. One-way ANOVA was used to compare muscle activities, and a Tukey HSD was used for post-analysis. The level of significance was set to .05. RESULTS: According to the study, there was no significant difference in muscle activity of the RA muscle depending on the lifting method (p > .05). There were significant differences between the EO and IO/TrA muscle (p < .05). The IO/TrA muscle activity showed the largest increase in lifting an abdominal hollowing with visual feedback (p < .05). The EO muscle activity increased in pelvic compression belt lifting (p < .05). The muscle activity was increased in RA, but there was no significant difference (p < .05). CONCLUSION: Abdominal hollowing lifting with visual feedback increases the muscle activity of the IO/TrA muscle, which is higher than normal, and affects the core stability of the body.
Keywords
Abdominal hollowing with visual feedback; Lifting; Muscle activity; Pelvic compression belt;
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