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- Title
Comparison of Activity in Scapular Stabilizing Muscles during Knee Push-Up Plus and Modified Vojta's 3-Point Support Exercises.
- Authors
Lim, Hyoungwon
- Abstract
Selective serratus anterior (SA) strengthening without compensatory movement of the shoulder stabilizers is essential for shoulder stability and functional movement without causing shoulder injury and dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to compare electromyographic (EMG) activity between the SA, upper trapezius (UT), lower trapezius (LT), and pectoralis major (PM) during the knee push-up plus (KPUP) and modified Vojta's 3-point support (MV3PS) exercises. Scapular stabilizer muscle activity (UT, LT, SA, and PM) was investigated during the KPUP and MV3PS exercises in 40 healthy adults (19 males, 21 females) using surface EMG. Muscle activity of the SA was significantly higher during the MV3PS exercise than during the KPUP (p < 0.05). However, muscle activity in the PM was significantly lower during the MV3PS exercise (p < 0.05). In addition, the LT and UT showed less muscle activity during the MV3PS exercise, although the difference was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). These findings suggest that the MV3PS exercise better activates the SA than KPUP.
- Subjects
KNEE muscles; SHOULDER injuries; PECTORALIS muscle; SHOULDER; BASEBALL injuries; KNEE
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2021, Vol 9, Issue 12, p1636
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare9121636