Biomechanical response of the upper body during prostration in salat and the child's pose: a preliminary study

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, F., Ahmad, S.A., Woo, P.J., Wan, W.A.B.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9267/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872151762&partnerID=40&md5=1c11728c3d443d2f379756fb4149269c http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/85656499/biomechanical-response-upper-body-during-prostration-salat-childs-pose-preliminary-study
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Purpose Salat is the prayer practiced by Muslims and it involves several physical motions, namely standing, bowing and prostrating, which can be considered as a form of slow moderate exercise. The purpose of this research was to investigate the activities of the upper body muscles and the body compo...