Sex differences in the sequence of muscular activation during active prone hip extension
Authors: Josep BenÃtez MartÃnez
Keywords: Prone hip extension. Sex differences. Lumbopelvic stability
Abstract : Prone hip extension (PHE) test is used to evaluate the lumbopelvic function because it reproduces theoretically the muscle activation pattern of the hip extension of the gait. Our objective was to compare this activation pattern between sexes through PHE test. The goal muscles of 5 males and 5 females were evaluated by means of TMG, finding differences in the onset time of the gluteus maximus. Thus, our findings indicate a delay in their activation in females and this may explain a late implication in their lumbopelvic stability.
05-05-2018
Josep BenÃtez MartÃnez
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| Citation: Josep BenÃtez MartÃnez. Sex differences in the sequence of muscular activation during active prone hip extension. https://doi.org/10.24175/sbd.2018.000045 |
| Received: May 05, 2018 Accepted: May 07, 2018 Published: May 07, 2018 |
| Copyright: © 2018 Josep BenÃtez MartÃnez. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC), which allows, distribution, reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited and non-commercial use. |
| Funding: I certify that no funding has been received for the conduct of this study and/or preparation of this manuscript. |
| Conflicts of Interest: I have no conflicts of interest to declare |
Sex differences in the sequence of muscular activation during active prone hip extension
Keywords: Prone hip extension. Sex differences. Lumbopelvic stability.
Summary:
Prone hip extension (PHE) test is used to evaluate the lumbopelvic function because it reproduces theoretically the muscle activation pattern of the hip extension of the gait. Our objective was to compare this activation pattern between sexes through PHE test. The goal muscles of 5 males and 5 females were evaluated by means of TMG, finding differences in the onset time of the gluteus maximus. Thus, our findings indicate a delay in their activation in females and this may explain a late implication in their lumbopelvic stability.
