Quadriceps Electromyographic Activity in Closed and Open Kinetic-Chain Exercises with Hip-Adductor Co-Contraction in Sedentary Women
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Experimental Procedure
2.3. Leg-Strengthening Exercises Involving Hip Adductor Co-Contraction
2.4. Electromyographic Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Exercises | Muscles | Non-HA | HA | Mean Difference (95%CI) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SQ | RF | 24.10 ± 12.43 | 43.66 ± 22.78 | 19.56 (11.97 to 27.15) | <0.001 # |
VMO | 45.28 ± 12.72 | 84.69 ± 28.61 | 39.42 (29.36 to 49.48) | <0.001 # | |
VL | 41.52 ± 18.32 | 61.79 ± 28.72 | 20.27 (13.96 to 26.57) | <0.001 # | |
KE | RF | 42.85 ± 23.26 | 52.22 ± 22.07 | 9.37 (−0.42 to 19.17) | 0.06 |
VMO | 52.60 ± 23.23 | 57.96 ± 26.76 | 5.36 (−4.76 to 15.49) | 0.29 | |
VL | 59.60 ± 32.11 | 61.53 ± 20.11 | 1.93 (−8.24 to 12.10) | 0.70 | |
SLR | RF | 61.87 ± 21.25 | 48.62 ± 21.64 | −13.26 (−20.96 to −5.56) | 0.41 |
VMO | 40.00 ± 18.42 | 52.29 ± 26.52 | 12.29 (4.78 to 19.81) | 0.65 | |
VL | 46.25 ± 19.07 | 56.27 ± 27.87 | 10.03 (2.58 to 17.48) | 1 |
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Thongduang, P.; Chatchawan, U.; Puntumetakul, R.; Yamauchi, J.; Peungsuwan, P. Quadriceps Electromyographic Activity in Closed and Open Kinetic-Chain Exercises with Hip-Adductor Co-Contraction in Sedentary Women. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912929
Thongduang P, Chatchawan U, Puntumetakul R, Yamauchi J, Peungsuwan P. Quadriceps Electromyographic Activity in Closed and Open Kinetic-Chain Exercises with Hip-Adductor Co-Contraction in Sedentary Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912929
Chicago/Turabian StyleThongduang, Parinyathip, Uraiwan Chatchawan, Rungthip Puntumetakul, Junichiro Yamauchi, and Punnee Peungsuwan. 2022. "Quadriceps Electromyographic Activity in Closed and Open Kinetic-Chain Exercises with Hip-Adductor Co-Contraction in Sedentary Women" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912929
APA StyleThongduang, P., Chatchawan, U., Puntumetakul, R., Yamauchi, J., & Peungsuwan, P. (2022). Quadriceps Electromyographic Activity in Closed and Open Kinetic-Chain Exercises with Hip-Adductor Co-Contraction in Sedentary Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912929