Sentences with phrase «superior iliac»

Surface EMG recording electrodes (MediTrace Pellet Ag / AgCl electrodes, disc shape, and 10 mm in diameter, Graphic Controls Ltd., Buffalo, NY, USA) were placed over the muscle belly of the rectus femoris, measured by half the distance between the anterior superior iliac spine and the patella, as suggested by Mesin et al. (21).

Comparing the squat and deadlift, Hamlyn et al. (2007) examined the external oblique muscle activity and the lower region of the deep abdominal (superior to inguinal ligament, medial to anterior superior iliac crest) muscle activity during the barbell back squat and conventional deadlift with 80 % of 1RM.

For the myofascial foam rolling technique, the intervention subjects were instructed to begin in a plank position and place the foam roller on their anterior thigh of the dominant (tested) leg at the most proximal part of the quadriceps muscle, just inferior to the anterior superior iliac spine.

Additionally, the abdominal muscles appear to vary in their morphology across the abdomen Rankin et al. (2006) reported that the rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis were larger when measured just below the rib cage, while the internal and external oblique were larger when measured at the mid point between the superior iliac crest and rig cage.

In short, you want to play around with your spinal and pelvic alignment until you've reached the position in which your lower ribs are lined up with the anterior superior iliac spines of your pelvis (the front «spikes» on your pelvis), which should be lined up with your pubic symphysis.

Not exact matches

Traditionally, the origins of the latissimus dorsi have been described as including: the lower thoracic spinous process, thoracolumbar junction, the posterior third of the superior surface of the iliac crest of the pelvis, tenth to the twelfth ribs, and even the inferior angle of the scapula.