title: Electrical muscle stimulation for deep stabilizing muscles in abdominal wall.
abstract: Low back pain is associated with dysfunction in recruitment of muscles in the lumbopelvic region. Effective rehabilitation requires preferential activation of deep stabilizing muscle groups. This study was carried out in order to quantify the response of deep stabilizing muscles (transverses abdominis) and superficial muscle in the abdominal wall (external oblique) to electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). Results demonstrate that EMS can preferentially stimulate contractions in the deep stabilizers and may have significant potential as a therapeutic intervention in this area, pending further refinements to the technology.
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy and Performance Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland. simon.coghlan@ucd.ie
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coghlan
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: Ulrik
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: McCarthyPersson
authors.forename: Conor
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minogue
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caulfield
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*