[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of dynamic exercise utilizing the PNF (proprioceptor neuromuscular facilitation) patterns accompanied by abdominal drawing-in exercises on abdominal muscle thickness in healthy adults. [Subjects] The total number of subjects was 30;15 were randomly placed in the training group (TG), and the remaining 15 made up the control group (CG)...

The objective of this study was to determine appropriate knee angles for the abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) through evaluation of changes in contraction ratios of the abdominal muscles and activity of quadriceps muscle in relation to changes in knee angles occurring while the ADIM is performed in the wall support standing (WSS). 20 subjects performed the ADIM at different knee angles (0°,...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of hollowing and bracing exercises on cross-sectional areas of abdominal muscles. [Subjects] Thirty healthy female adults participated in this study. The exclusion criteria were orthopedic or neurologic diseases. [Methods] The subjects of this study were assigned randomly to one of two groups, each with 15 people. Each group perform...

International Journal of Ultrasound and Applied Technologies in Perioperative Care, January-April 2010;1(1):9-12 9 Ultrasound-guided Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block 1Niraj G, 1A Kelkar, 2R Powell 1Specialist Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 4PW, UK 2Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester General Hospital, Gwen...

Background Due to the importance of pain control after abdominal surgery, several methods such as transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block are used to reduce the pain after surgery. TAP blocks can be performed using various ultrasound-guided approaches. Two important approaches to do this are ultrasound-guided lateral and posterior approaches. This study aimed to compare the two approaches of ul...

Objectives At the conclusion of this educational activity, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe the benefits of multimodal analgesia. 2. Describe the muscles and innervation of the abdominal wall. 3. Compare the various approaches to placing a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and their impact on distribution. 4. Compare TAP blocks to epidural analgesia. 5. Identify the risks and com...

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