Comparative study of static curves of the human spine in vivo during exercise and stretching in men and women
Vanneuville, G.; Poumarat, G.; Garcier, J.M.; Monnet, J.P.; Ferry, B.; Chandezon, R.; Escande, G.; Filaire, M.; Guillot, M.
Bulletin de l'Association des Anatomistes 80(248): 37-39
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0376-6160 PMID: 9004869 Document Number: 468807
Comparative study of static curves of the thoracic and lumbar spine in men and women has been realized under constraints of compression by weightlifting and elongation by exercise to parallel bars. In two athletic practices, curves decrease their arrow, ending to a straighter and more rigid column. This behavior expresses muscular actions. The greatest amplitude of displacement, observed in female series, shows lesser muscular forces in connection with a poor practice of exercises of body building.