Effect of the abdominal draw-in manoeuvre in combination with ankle dorsiflexion in strengthening the transverse abdominal muscle in healthy young adults: a�…
SC Chon, KY Chang, JSH You�- Physiotherapy, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To compare the effect of the abdominal draw-in manoeuvre with the
abdominal draw-in manoeuvre in combination with ankle dorsiflexion on changes in muscle
thickness and associated muscle activity in abdominal muscles. DESIGN: A preliminary,
randomised, controlled study. SETTING: University laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Forty
healthy adults (18 males, 22 females) were allocated at random to the experimental group
[mean age (SD) 24 (1.6) years, n= 20] or the control group [mean age (SD) 24 (1.9) years, n�…
abdominal draw-in manoeuvre in combination with ankle dorsiflexion on changes in muscle
thickness and associated muscle activity in abdominal muscles. DESIGN: A preliminary,
randomised, controlled study. SETTING: University laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Forty
healthy adults (18 males, 22 females) were allocated at random to the experimental group
[mean age (SD) 24 (1.6) years, n= 20] or the control group [mean age (SD) 24 (1.9) years, n�…