Method for exercising and/or testing muscles of the lower trunk

Details Method for exercising and/or testing muscles of the lower trunk Method for exercising and/or testing muscles of the lower trunk

1991-01-04

1992-03-03

Bahr, Robert

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272134, 73379, A63B 21062

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050925903

ABSTRACT:
Method of testing muscles of the lower trunk of a subject human body including the steps of restraining the pelvis against movement, connecting to a movement arm a resistance weight of known force less than the maximum static strength of said muscles, having the subject move the resistance weight by exerting the muscles to pivot the movement arm in one direction to lift the resistance weight and then in an opposite direction to relieve the force on the movement arm to cause the resistance weight to return to its starting position, repeating the steps until the muscles fatigue and, wherein there is a further included the steps of counter-balancing the upper trunk by a counter-weight connected to the movement arm and wherein the stroke of the resistance weight is limited to three inches in order to reduce kinetic energy of the weight.

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