Ultrasound Assessment of the Transverse Abdominis During Functional Movement.

L Colby MangumKaitlin HendersonKyle P MurraySusan A Saliba

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)

Normalizing muscle thickness to the corresponding functional position quiet value provides a useful functional activation ratio and may help clinicians better understand the transverse abdominis role during complex functional tasks. Assessment techniques using various formulas for activation ratios reveal that the muscle functions differently during weight bearing compared to traditional measures.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
magnetic resonance imaging
body mass index
physical activity
gene expression
working memory
dna methylation
single cell
body weight