Background: Gluteus medius muscle is important for the stability of hip joint. The sufficient core stability can be contributed to the performance of gluteus medius muscle in standing position. In addition, the external support may affect core stability in standing position. Objects: The purpose of this study was to investigated the effectiveness of the external support on the strength and muscle activity of hip abductor muscle during hip abduction in standing position in subjects without core stability. Methods: Fifteen subjects participated in this study. The subjects were evaluated by using the double-leg lowering with bent knees to measure the core stability. The strength and muscle activity of hip abductors was measured in standing position with the condition with and without external support using the tensiometer sensor and the surface electromyography. The paired t-test was used to investigate the difference between hip abductor strength and activity according to external support. The level of statistical significance was set at α = 0.05. Results: The hip abductor strength and muscle activity of gluteus medius muscle with external support were significantly greater than those without external support during hip abduction in standing position (p < 0.05). Conclusion: During hip abduction in standing position, the external support may be contributed to the improvement of the hip abductor strength and muscle activity of gluteus medius especially in the subjects without core stability.

본 연구에서는 해석의 결과 내부 지점부 보강과 외부프리스트레싱의 도입이 일반 플레이트거더교의 단면보다 단면감소의 효과가 있음을 확인하였으며 특히 외부프리스트레싱의 도입으로 얻은 솟음은 교량의 처짐을 감소시켜 사용성 측면에서 긍정적인 효과를 나타냄을 확인하였다. 해석결과를 바탕으로 하여 거더 개수 별 적용가능 단면을 도시 하였으며, 거더 개수가 4개일 경우에 한하여 회귀분석을 시행해 회귀식을 제시함으로써 추후에 이와 같은 단면을 사용할 때 응력예측을 가능할 수 있게 하였다.