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Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Motor Control
  • Sports Therapy

Background:

  • Pelvic positioning is crucial for correcting postural weaknesses in sports therapy and physiotherapy.
  • Pelvic tilt in the sagittal plane is influenced by the balance between ventral and dorsal muscle groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if healthy individuals employ similar or varied muscular activation patterns for pelvic correction.
  • To identify distinct motor strategies used in voluntary pelvic retroversion.

Main Methods:

  • Surface electromyography (EMG) recorded muscle activity in 41 participants.
  • Videography measured anterior pelvic tilt during voluntary pelvic retroversion.
  • Linear regression and Ward clustering analyzed muscle activation patterns and their relation to pelvic tilt.

Main Results:

  • Cluster analysis identified four distinct muscle activation patterns involving abdominal and dorsal muscles.
  • The gluteus maximus was consistently activated across all patterns and showed the strongest correlation with pelvic tilt changes.
  • Significant differences in pelvic tilt were observed between the identified muscle activation clusters.

Conclusions:

  • Individuals utilize varied muscle activation strategies for pelvic posture correction.
  • The gluteus maximus is a primary muscle involved in controlling pelvic tilt.
  • Therapeutic interventions should consider individual motor patterns for effective pelvic stabilization training.