RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An electromyographic study of the abdominal muscles during postural and respiratory manoeuvres.
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 866
OP 869
DO 10.1136/jnnp.50.7.866
VO 50
IS 7
A1 J M Goldman
A1 R P Lehr
A1 A B Millar
A1 J R Silver
YR 1987
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/50/7/866.abstract
AB A method was developed for making EMG recordings from the four individual muscles of the anterior abdominal wall. It was then demonstrated that these muscles have different and distinguishable actions on trunk movement, but act together in breathing. The level of ventilation at which the abdominal muscles become active in expiration was shown to be posture dependent.