J Korean Phys Ther.  2019 Dec;31(6):363-367. 10.18857/jkpt.2019.31.6.363.

Effects of Instability Tools on Muscles Activities in Lunge Exercise in Healthy Adult Males

• Kim K
• Lee J
• Lee J
• Lee J

• KMID: 2470486
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18857/jkpt.2019.31.6.363

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was to investigate the effect of instability on the activation of lower limb muscles during lunge exercise.
METHODS
The study subjects were healthy twenties and were selected to have no orthopedic or neurological diseases. 1) Flat lunge exercise (Lunge 1, 2) Lunge exercise on TOGU (Lunge 2, 3) Holding the olympic bar and moving the lunge on TOGU (Lunge 3, 4) Holding the Surge and moving the lunge on TOGU (Lunge 4). Through the above four actions, we can see how the top-down instability influences the lower limb unlike the Bottom-up instability. EMG attachment sites were gluteus medius, vastus medialis, gastrocnemius, tibialis anterior.
RESULTS
These result suggest that exercise using Lunge 4 activity was the highest in muscle activity compared to other exercises, but vastus medialis showed the highest muscle activity in Lunge 2 exercise(p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
This study showed the muscular activity of the lower extremities according to the lunge exercise using the instability tools.

Keyword

Electromyography; Balance exercise; Lunge exercise; Top-down exercise

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Electromyography
Exercise
Humans
Lower Extremity
Lung*
Male*
Muscles*
Orthopedics
Quadriceps Muscle