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http://dx.doi.org/10.12674/ptk.2017.24.2.019

Effects of a Pelvic Belt on Hip Muscle Forces and Abdominal Muscle Activities During Isometric Hip Adduction and Abduction  

Kang, Min-hyeok (Dept. of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, International University of Korea)
Oh, Jae-seop (Dept. of Physical Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University)
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Physical Therapy Korea / v.24, no.2, 2017 , pp. 19-26 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: To improve lumbo-pelvic stability, passive support devices (i.e., a pelvic belt) are recommended clinically. Nevertheless, to understand the influence of passive support on lumbo-pelvic stability, it is necessary to examine the influence of a pelvic belt on the abdominal and hip abductor muscles. Objects: To examine the effects of a pelvic belt on the forces of the hip adductor and abductor muscles and activity of the abdominal muscles during isometric hip adduction and abduction. Methods: This study recruited 14 healthy men. All subjects performed isometric hip adduction and abduction with and without a pelvic belt in a neutral hip position. Load cells, wrapped with a non-elastic belt, were placed above the medial and lateral malleoli of the dominant leg to measure the muscle forces of the hip adductors and abductors, respectively. The forces of the hip adductors and abductors were measured using a load cell during isometric hip adduction and abduction, while the electromyographic activities of the bilateral rectus abdominis, internal oblique, and external oblique muscles were measured. Results: The forces generated by the hip adductors and abductors were significantly greater with the pelvic belt than without (p<.05). No significant differences in abdominal muscle activities between the two conditions were found (p>.05). Conclusion: These findings suggest that use of a pelvic belt could lead to effective strengthening exercise of hip muscles in individuals with sacroiliac joint pain.
Keywords
Electromyography; Hip muscle force; Pelvic belt;
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