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Effect Of Stable And Unstable Surfaces On The Serratus Anterior Muscle Activation In A Kinetic-Chain Exercise Among Healthy Adults, Navpreet Kaur, Kunal Bhanot, Germaine Ferreira
Effect Of Stable And Unstable Surfaces On The Serratus Anterior Muscle Activation In A Kinetic-Chain Exercise Among Healthy Adults, Navpreet Kaur, Kunal Bhanot, Germaine Ferreira
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PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The stabilizing action of the serratus anterior (SA) muscle is vital in maintaining proper scapulothoracic rhythm.1,2 Poor activation of SA muscle could lead to many shoulder dysfunctions.1,3 This warrants for exercises that are best to activate the SA muscle. Kinetic-chain recruitment during exercises has demonstrated increased SA activation due to the myofascial connections between various segments of the body.4–6 Variation of surfaces during an exercise has been shown to alter the muscle recruitment patterns.7–9 The primary purpose of this study was to determine if the unstable surface can influence SA muscle activity during the kinetic …