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Lateral raise exercise muscle activation levels (% MVC, standard deviation in brackets) average difference between surfaces and number of participants whose change in activity was greater than 5% MVC. |
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| Surface |
Muscles studied during lateral raise exercise |
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| Rectus Abdominis |
External Oblique |
Internal Oblique |
Erector Spinae |
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| Ball |
5.2 (6.2) |
3.0 (3.3) |
7.8 (7.6) |
3.0 (2.0) |
| Bench |
5.3 (8.5) |
2.0 (1.9) |
6.5 (6.1) |
4.0 (4.2) |
| Difference |
-.07 (3.21) |
.99 (2) |
1.23 (1.97) |
-1 (4.26) |
| Increase |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Decrease |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Lehman et al. Dynamic Medicine 2005 4:6 doi:10.1186/1476-5918-4-6 |
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