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Published on: March 4, 2021
Influence of electrical stimulation on hip joint adductor muscle activity during maximum effort
1Department of Rehabilitation, Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare, Japan; Graduate school of Life Sicence and Systems Engineering Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan.
Abstract:
[Purpose] This study investigated whether hip adductor activity was influenced by electrical stimulation of the tensor fascia lata muscle. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 16 nondisabled males. Each subject was asked to adduct the hip joint with maximum effort. The electromyogram of the adductor longus was recorded under two experimental conditions, with and without electrical stimulation of the tensor fascia lata. [Results] In the presence of electrical stimulation, muscle activity decreased to 72.9% (57.8-89.3%) of that without stimulation. [Conclusion] These results suggested that inactivation of the adductor group was promoted by electrical stimulation of the tensor fascia lata.
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