Background Back extension exercises are often used in the rehabilitation of low back pain. However, at present it is not clear how the posterior muscles are recruited during different types of ...

Lunge or kneel forward with left leg and hold a golf club in your left hand for balance. Raise right arm overhead and lean to the left, stretching the lats and hip on the right side. Hold for three ...

Several studies describe that in addition to the thoracic and lumbar muscles, the Latissimus dorsi (LD) and hip extensors contribute during trunk extension performance. [28,30–33] These findings ...