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Comparison of Abdominal Muscles Thickness During Both-Foot Support and One-Foot Support Motion in Bridge Exercises Using the Stable Surface and Sling  

Ko, Har-am (Daol Pilates Centre)
Park, Seo-hyeon (Armdawer Gym)
Park, Jong-won (Tantzfit Academy)
Yang, Seon-yu (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Jeonju Vision University)
Kim, Jin-young (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Jeonju Vision University)
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The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy / v.28, no.2, 2022 , pp. 7-14 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purposed: This study was conducted to find out by ultrasonic waves the thickness change of the deep abdominal muscles, such as transverse abdominal, internal oblique and external oblique when performing general bridge exercise on the stable surface (GBE), single-legged bridge exercise on the stable surface (BES), bridge exercise with a sling (SBE) and single-legged bridge exercise with a sling (SBS). Methods: The subject, 33 healthy adults(18 men and 15 women) in their 20s of V university in J city were subjected to take four postures of GBE, BES, SBE, and SBS. When performing each posture, the thickness of transverse abdominal, internal oblique and external oblique were measured by ultrasonic waves and analyzed by repeated measures of ANOVA. This significance level was set to be p<.05. Results: Muscle thickness was increased in the order of BES, SBE, and GBE in the external oblique, resulting in statistically significant differences(p<.001). The internal oblique was significantly thicker in SBE and SBS rather than in GBE, and was thicker in SBE and SBS rather than in BES (p<.01). The thickness of the transverse abdominal was significantly increased in SBS than in GBE (p<.01). Conclusion: As the result, it may be more effective for the trunk stabilization exercises to activate the internal oblique and transverse abdominal by applying both-legged or single-legged bridge exercise in slings.
Keywords
Bridge exercise; Sling; Single-legged bridge; Trunk stabilization; Ultrasound;
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