Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 2 , Pages 130-136 , June 2010

Effect of the abdominal draw-in manoeuvre in combination with ankle dorsiflexion in strengthening the transverse abdominal muscle in healthy young adults: A preliminary, randomised, controlled study

  • Seung-Chul Chon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Welfare, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea
    • ,
  • Ki-Yeon Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Welfare, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea
    • ,
  • Joshua (Sung) H. You

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Rehabilitation Science, Yonsei University, Wonju City, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 33 760 2476; fax: +82 33 760 2496.

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doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.09.007

Physiotherapy
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