Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13 , February 2007

The relevance of increasing resistance on trunk muscle activity during seated axial rotation

Received 10 May 2006 ,Revised 21 September 2006 ,Accepted 26 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.09.021

Physical Therapy in Sport
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