Relative electromyographic activity in trunk, hip, and knee muscles during unilateral weight bearing exercises: Implications for rehabilitation.

CONCLUSION: Lower AO and LE activation most likely resulted from subjects maintaining a vertical trunk position over the stance limb during each exercise. The fact that the exercises required greater frontal plane control (from balancing on a single limb) most likely accounted for lower GMX activity. The exercises would provide little, if any, benefit for individuals with AO, LE, or GMX weakness. The unilateral weight bearing exercises would be beneficial for GM neuromuscular re-education and endurance and VM strengthening. PMID: 26761186 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research