An Electromyographic Study of Unresisted Trunk Rotation With Normal Velocity Among Healthy Subjects

It was concluded that the axial rotation is achieved through the activities of agonists, and return to neutral position is because of elastic recoil controlled by agonistic muscles. A range of approximately 10-15 degrees on either side of the anatomical midsagittal plane involves little muscle effort, but beyond this region, the osteoligamentous structures become stiff and require increasing effort to execute axial rotation.