Core Stability and Electromyographic Activity of the Trunk Musculature in Different Woman’s Sports
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Design and Procedures
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Rhythmic (n = 24) Mean ± SD | Volleyball (n = 16) Mean ± SD | Mean Difference | 95% Confidence Interval | p | d | ||
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FM (kg) | 9.6 ± 3.6 | 17.4 ± 4.3 | −7.8 | −10.3 | −5.2 | < 0.001 | −2.0 |
LM (Kg) | 31.8 ± 8.6 | 40.7 ± 6.8 | −6.1 | −9.4 | −2.8 | 0.001 | −1.1 |
BM (Kg) | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | −8.9 | −14.0 | −3.7 | <0.001 | −1.2 |
%FT (%) | 22.9 ± 3.8 | 29.1 ± 5.2 | −0.6 | −0.9 | −0.2 | < 0.001 | −1.4 |
TrunkLM (Kg) | 15.2 ± 4.4 | 21.4 ± 5.9 | −6.1 | −9.0 | −3.3 | < 0.001 | −1.2 |
Rhythmic (n = 24) Mean ± SD | Volleyball (n = 16) Mean ± SD | Mean Differences | 95% Confidence Interval | p | d | |||
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Sorensen | EMGrms Front (µV) | 54.1 ± 32.2 | 33.4 ±17.7 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 28.0 | <0.01 | 0.7 |
EMGrms Back (µV) | 272.3 ± 61.2 | 193.0 ± 53.0 | 79.2 | 41.3 | 117.2 | <0.001 | 1.3 | |
Time (s) | 35.5 ± 16.1 | 35.2 ± 23.7 | 0.0 | −12.6 | 12.7 | 0.996 | ||
Right Bridge | EMGrms Front (µV) | 227.6 ± 107.9 | 208.5 ± 94.0 | 19.1 | −47.9 | 86.2 | 0.619 | |
EMGrms Back (µV) | 77.9 ± 25.8 | 88.1 ± 25.5 | −10.1 | −26.9 | 6.6 | 0.228 | ||
Time (s) | 19.6 ± 12.0 | 17.0 ± 12.9 | 2.5 | −5.5 | 10.6 | 0.523 | ||
Prone Bridge | EMGrms Front (µV) | 285.2 ± 130.5 | 273.8 ± 98.0 | 11.3 | −66.1 | 88.9 | 0.768 | |
EMGrms Back (µV) | 20.8 ± 18.0 | 21.0 ± 4.9 | −3 | −6 | 0.0 | <0.05 | 0.0 | |
Time (s) | 29.5 ± 15.0 | 29.9 ± 23.8 | −0.3 | −12.7 | 11.9 | 0.949 | ||
Left Bridge | EMGrms Front (µV) | 197.5 ± 77.5 | 197.0 ± 87.7 | 0.52 | −52.8 | 53.9 | 0.984 | |
EMGrms Back (µV) | 94.0 ± 38.8 | 102.9 ± 42.5 | −8.9 | −35.2 | 17.4 | 0.497 | ||
Time (s) | 27.8 ± 18.0 | 21.1 ± 16.4 | 6.7 | −4.5 | 18.1 | 0.236 | ||
Trunk Flexor | EMGrms Front (µV) | 228.2 ± 147.1 | 163.5 ± 92.1 | 64.6 | −19.1 | 148.5 | 0.125 | |
EMGrms Back (µV) | 25.0 ± 10.9 | 22.8 ± 6.6 | 2.2 | −4.0 | 8.4 | 0.414 | ||
Time (s) | 37.1 ± 27.4 | 31.4 ± 24.5 | 5.7 | −11.4 | 22.8 | 0.506 |
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Esteban-García, P.; Rubio-Arias, J.Á.; Abián-Vicen, J.; Sánchez-Infante, J.; Jiménez-Díaz, J.F. Core Stability and Electromyographic Activity of the Trunk Musculature in Different Woman’s Sports. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9880. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239880
Esteban-García P, Rubio-Arias JÁ, Abián-Vicen J, Sánchez-Infante J, Jiménez-Díaz JF. Core Stability and Electromyographic Activity of the Trunk Musculature in Different Woman’s Sports. Sustainability. 2020; 12(23):9880. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239880
Chicago/Turabian StyleEsteban-García, Paula, Jacobo Á. Rubio-Arias, Javier Abián-Vicen, Jorge Sánchez-Infante, and José Fernando Jiménez-Díaz. 2020. "Core Stability and Electromyographic Activity of the Trunk Musculature in Different Woman’s Sports" Sustainability 12, no. 23: 9880. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239880