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KMID : 1002720160140020131
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Journal of Korean Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Association
2016 Volume.14 No. 2 p.131 ~ p.137
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A Comparison of EMG Activity for the Middle and Lower Trapezius Muscle in the Frontal and Scapular Plane According to Shoulder Abduction Angles
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Kim Byung-Kon
Lee Myoung-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare muscle activities in the frontal plane and scapular plane of the middle fiber and lower fiber of the trapezius muscle at different shoulder abduction angles.
Methods: Twenty male and female students in their 20s participated in this study. Each subject maintained shoulder abduction at 75˚, 90˚, 125˚, and 160˚ in a standing position and repeated motions three times each in the frontal plane and the scapular plane. While maintaining the motions for 10 seconds in each posture, surface electromyography (EMG) was used to measure muscle activity of the middle fiber and lower fiber of the trapezius muscle. The collected EMG data were normalized using maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). Differences in muscle activity of the middle fiber and lower fiber of the trapezius muscles according to the angles at each plane were statistically processed using repeated measured analysis of variance, and an independent t-test was used to examine the differences between the two planes at each angle.
Results: Muscle activity of the middle and lower trapezius during shoulder abduction in the frontal plane and scapular plane significantly increased as the angles increased (p<.05). However, muscle activity of the middle trapezius was significantly lower in the scapular plane than in the frontal plane for all shoulder abduction angles (p<.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that during shoulder abduction, angles should be different according to the goals, and for training during an acute phase or early phase for functional recovery, it is more efficient to perform the training in the scapular plane than in the frontal plane.
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KEYWORD
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Shoulder abduction, Trapezius muscle, Movement plane, Electromyography
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