Table IV.
Mean normalized EMG data (%) of muscles in young healthy controls in different simulation conditions.
| ICL | ICT | GM | EO | |||||
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| Contra | Ipsi | Contra | Ipsi | Contra | Ipsi | Contra | Ipsi | |
| Mean | *32.54 | 2.92 | *19.24 | 4.11 | *0.61 | 2.41 | *8.23 | 2.11 |
| SD | 21.16 | 3.29 | 21.45 | 6.80 | 0.38 | 2.79 | 11.10 | 1.70 |
| Pattern | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − |
Abbreviations: ICL=iliocostalis lumborum; ICT=iliocostalis thoracis; GM=gluteus medius; EO=external oblique muscle; Ipsi=ipsilateral to the side of bending; Contra=contralateral to the side of bending; Pattern=categorization of muscle (EMG) activity as + sustained, or − mild.
*
Wilcoxon p<0.01.