Trunk Muscle Activation & Coactivation:
The trunk response to asymmetric loading
Understanding how the co-contraction of the trunk muscles changes as a function of posture, and variations in the direction and magnitude of applied bending moments is necessary when attempting to quantify and understand the spine loading that occurs during asymmetric lifting activities.
Abstracts
Coactivation of the trunk muscles during asymmetric loading of the torso
Trunk muscle cocontraction: the effects of moment direction and moment magnitude
Trunk muscle cocontraction: the effects of torso flexion, moment direction, and moment magnitude
Trunk muscle activation and cocontraction while resisting applied moments in a twisted posture
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