Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 61-65 , February 2010

Prone hip extension with lower abdominal hollowing improves the relative timing of gluteus maximus activation in relation to biceps femoris

Received 4 February 2009 ,Revised 22 June 2009 ,Accepted 10 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.07.001

Manual Therapy
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