Morales, Carlos RomeroRodríguez Sanz, DavidReguera, Mónica de la CuevaMartínez, Silvia FernándezGonzález, Patricia TéllezPascual, Beatriz Martínez2025-10-172025-10-172018-12Morales CR, Sanz DR, De La Cueva Reguera M, Martínez SF, González PT, Pascual BM. Proprioceptive Stabilizer TM training of the abdominal wall muscles in healthy subjects: A quasi-experimental study . Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira. 2018;64(12):1134-8.0104-423010.1590/1806-9282.64.12.1134https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125069The present quasi-experimental study aimed to assess the transversus abdominis (TrA), internal oblique (IO) and external oblique (EO) thickness in healthy subjects with the proprioceptive Stabilizer™ training in abdominal wall muscles. A sample of 41 healthy participants (age: 31.9 ± 4.5 y; height: 1.7 ± 0.1 m; weight: 68.3 ± 13.1 kg; body mass index, BMI: 22.9 ± 2.7 kg/m2) were recruited to participate in this study. Ultrasound images of the EO, IO, TrA, rectus anterior (RA) and interrecti distance (IRD) were measured and analyzed by the ImageJ software. Measurements were made at rest and during the abdominal drawing-maneuver (ADIM) developed by the patients with the Stabilizer™ located in the low back holding 40 mmHg for 10 seconds with a visual stimulus provided by a circular pressure marker. Ultrasound measurements for the abdominal wall muscles showed statistically significant differences (Π < .05) for a thickness decrease of the EO, IO and a thickness increase of TrA. A proprioceptive Stabilizer™ training produced a thickness increase in TrA muscle and a thickness decrease in EO and IO muscles in healthy subjects. These findings suggest that a proprioceptive Stabilizer™ training could be useful in individuals with low back pain and lumbopelvic pain.engAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/journal article1806-9282https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.64.12.1134https://www.scielo.br/j/ramb/a/ZHhsB3p4JVGv5JXDLnx8SRh/?lang=enopen access61Motor controlUltrasound imagingProprioceptionCiencias Biomédicas3299 Otras Especialidades Médicas