BackStrong.
The Patented Variable Angle Roman Chair.
BackStrong Variable Angle Roman Chair Features 6 Angles (Positions), Pelvic Restraint System, Adjustable Thigh Pad Position and front wheels for mobility.
BackStrong is Made in the U.S.A. Please contact us for additional information: tonyt@backstrong.org Phone: 949-795-0885
Publications on the Variable Angle Roman Chair (VARC- BackStrong)
1. Peer Reviewed Manuscripts
Clark BC, Manini TM, Ploutz-Snyder LL. Fatigue-induced changes in phasic muscle activation patterns during dynamic trunk extension exercise. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2007.
Roger RG. Research-based rehabilitation of the lower back. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2006;2:30-5.
Selkowitz DM, Kulig K, et al. The immediate and long-term effects of exercise and patient education on physical, functional, and quality-of-life out come measures after single-level lumbar microdiscectomy: a randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2006;7:70.
Mayer JM, Graves JE, Clark BC, Formikell M, Ploutz-Snyder LL. The use of magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate lumbar muscle activity during trunk extension exercise at various intensities. Spine, 2005;30(22):2256-63.
Manini T, Sagendorf K, Mayer JM, Ploutz-Synder LL. Trunk extensor muscle function in young and old women: A pilot study. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2005;18(1/2):5-13.
Mayer JM, Udermann BE, Graves JE, Ploutz-Snyder LL. Effect of Roman chair exercise training on the development of lumbar extension strength. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2003;17(2):356-61.
Clark BC , Manini TM , Ploutz-Snyder LL. Derecruitment of the lumbar musculature with fatiguing trunk extension exercise. Spine, 2003;28(3): 282-7.
Udermann BE, Mayer JM, Ploutz-Snyder LL, Graves JE. Quantitative assessment of lumbar paraspinal muscular endurance. Journal of Athletic Training, 2003;38(3):259-62.
Casuga N, Shahidi B, Mayer JM, Lohman EB. Trunk and lower extremity muscle activity in multiple planes of motion using surface electromyography. Doctor of Physical Therapy 
Research Reports 2003, Loma Linda University, School of Allied Health Professions, 2003:37-53.
Benson M, Smith DA, Bybee RF. The muscle activation of the erector spinae during hyperextension with and without the pelvis restrained. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2002; 3(4):165-74.
Clark BC , Manini TM , The DJ , Doldo NA , Ploutz-Snyder LL. Gender differences in skeletal muscle fatigability are related to contraction type and EMG spectral compression, J Appl Physiol, 94(6): 2263-72 2003.
Singh BB, Liu X., Trapp L, Zarow F, Pierra EA, Pathak V, Verna JL. The effect of lumbar extension exercise using a variable angle Roman chair on low back pain. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic, December 2002.
Mayer JM, Graves JE, Udermann BE, Ploutz-Snyder LL. Quantification of the loading characteristics of the upper body and lumbar extension strength on a variable angle Roman chair. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2002;16(2):95-104.
Mayer JM, Verna JL, Manini T, Mooney V, Graves JE. Electromyographic activity of the trunk extensor muscles: Effect of varying hip position and lumbar posture during Roman chair exercise. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2002;83(11):1543-6.
Clark BC, Manini TM, Mayer JM, Ploutz-Snyder LL, Graves JE. Electromyographic activity of the lumbar and hip extensors during dynamic trunk extension exercise. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2002;83(11):1547-52.
Verna JL, Mayer JM, Mooney V, Pierra EA, Robertson VL, Graves JE. Back extension endurance and strength: Effect of variable angle Roman chair exercise training. Spine, 2002;27(16):1797-1801.
Mayer JM, Graves JE, Verna JL, Pierra EA, Robertson VL, Ploutz-Snyder LL. Electromyographic activity of the lumbar extensor muscles: Effect of angle and hand position during Roman chair exercise. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1999;80:751-5.
2. Book Chapters
Mooney V. Effective rehabilitation of lumbar and pelvic girdle pain. in Movement, Stability, & Lumbopelvic Pain: Integration of Research and Therapy. Vleeming A, Mooney V, Stockart R (eds), Elsevier, NY, 2007.
Mooney V, Verna JL, Morris CE. Management of chronic, disabling low back syndromes. in Low back syndromes. Integrated clinical management, Morris CE (ed), McGraw-Hill, NY, 2006.
Graves JE, Mayer JM. Chapter 11: Considerations for the development of back extensor muscle strength. in Exercise Prescription and the Back. editor: Liemohn W. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2001.
Graves JE, Mayer JM, Dreisinger T, Mooney V. Chapter 19: Resistance training for low back pain and dysfunction. in Resistance Training for Health, Disease Prevention, and Rehabilitation. ed: Graves JE, Franklin B. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 2001.
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