• Reema Rasotra
• Sunil Kumar
• Jaspreet Singh Vij

BACKGROUND The objectives of this research study were to investigate whether the abdominal muscles i.e. lower rectus ,external oblique and internal oblique are influenced by EMG activity by applying defecations force on sitting position toilet and squatting position toilets performed by normal subjects. Squatting position toilet has a subsituential impact on various systems of the body and abdominal muscles are one of the major among them METHODOLOGY 30 subjects were involved in the study by convenient sampling method i.e. 24 females and 6 males aged 18 to 66 years (mean age=42 years) after the written informed consent.15 subjects were using sitting position toilet and 15 were using squatting position toilet. The EMG analyses of all the subjects were done for lower rectus, external oblique and internal oblique muscles in their respective toileting positions. RESULTS:-The analysis of data showed significant difference (p value 0.0412)(t value2.140)on external oblique muscle and lower rectus (t value 2.414)(p 0.0226 value) recruitments between groups using squatting position as their habit as compared to sitting position where as no significant difference was found on lower rectus, internal oblique, external oblique between groups using sitting position toilet. CONCLUSION:- Result indicated that squatting position predominantly recruited the external oblique and lower rectus muscle. The relatively low levels of the electromyography activity observed in sitting position toilet suggest that muscle recruitment is not likely sufficient in normal subjects.

Sitting Position Toilet, Squatting Position Toilet, EMG

"Influence of abdominal muscle recruitment while subjects go for squatting position toilet (Indian toilet) and sitting position toilet (Western toilet) as their daily habit during defecation process-An EMG Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.1177-1185, November 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDS06177.pdf

"Influence of abdominal muscle recruitment while subjects go for squatting position toilet (Indian toilet) and sitting position toilet (Western toilet) as their daily habit during defecation process-An EMG Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp1177-1185, November 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDS06177.pdf