Upper Extremity Muscle Activation during Bodyblade Exercises Following Six Weeks of Intervention Focusing on the Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Procedure
Manual Muscle Testing
2.4. Intervention Program
Intervention Exercises
- Side Plank: The participant supported their body on side with weight on their forearm and lateral aspect of foot. Body remained in a straight line, pelvis was held in neutral. Position was held for 30 s (Figure 2).
- Front Plank: The participant supported their body on bilateral forearms and balls of feet. The body remained in a straight line and pelvis was held in neutral. This position was held for 30 s (Figure 3).
- Flying Squirrel: Participant was prone with knees flexed, hips internally rotated and extended (legs off the floor), pelvis held in neutral. The shoulders were externally rotated and elbows flexed. This position was held for 30 s (Figure 4).
- Bird Dog: The participant was on all fours and then extended contralateral arm and leg and maintained their pelvis in neutral. This position was held for 30 s (Figure 5).
- Advanced Front Plank: Participant was in front plank position and extended contralateral arm and leg. The pelvis was held in neutral and the position was held for 30 s (Figure 6).
- Single Leg Pelvic Tilt: The participant was supine. Participant’s contralateral hip was in maximal flexion and held by participant with their hands. Ipsilateral foot was on ground. Ipsilateral foot pushed into floor to raise LPHC off floor. The participant’s body remain in straight line and this position was held for 30 s (Figure 7).
- Advanced Bird Dog: The participant positioned to perform the Bird Dog and then dropped into hip flexion while remaining in hip extension on the contralateral side. Position was held for 30 s (Figure 8).
- Push-Up Hold: Participant was prone with weight supported on bilateral balls of feet and palms of hands. The participant’s pelvis was in neutral and body was in a straight line, this position was held for 30 s (Figure 9).
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
Control | Intervention | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Muscle | Power | N | Power | N |
Lower trapezius | 0.45 | 14 | 0.28 | 15 |
Middle trapezius | 0.77 | 14 | 0.09 | 15 |
Infraspinatus | 0.14 | 14 | 0.05 | 15 |
Mutifidus | 0.84 | 14 | 0.21 | 15 |
Latissimus dorsi | 0.98 | 14 | 0.33 | 15 |
Serratus Anterior | 0.15 | 14 | 0.98 | 15 |
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Oliver, G.D.; Stone, A.J.; Weimar, W.H.; Lemak, L.; Washington, J.K.; Dougherty, C.P. Upper Extremity Muscle Activation during Bodyblade Exercises Following Six Weeks of Intervention Focusing on the Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex. Sports 2015, 3, 188-201. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports3030188
Oliver GD, Stone AJ, Weimar WH, Lemak L, Washington JK, Dougherty CP. Upper Extremity Muscle Activation during Bodyblade Exercises Following Six Weeks of Intervention Focusing on the Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex. Sports. 2015; 3(3):188-201. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports3030188
Chicago/Turabian StyleOliver, Gretchen D., Audrey J. Stone, Wendi H. Weimar, Lawrence Lemak, Jessica K. Washington, and Christopher P. Dougherty. 2015. "Upper Extremity Muscle Activation during Bodyblade Exercises Following Six Weeks of Intervention Focusing on the Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex" Sports 3, no. 3: 188-201. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports3030188