ntnu.no Objective To investigate associations between deep abdominal muscle activation and long-term pain outcome in chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP). Methods Recruitment of transversus ...

The wall of the abdomen is partly bone but mainly muscle. The muscles form a ... Also known as the obliquus internus abdominis, these are paired muscles lying on either side of the abdomen.

but traditional curls can lead to underactivity in certain muscles--the transversus abdominis (TA), which supports the abdominal wall, and obliquus internus (OI), which supports internal organs ...