Drop jumping. I. The influence of jumping technique on the biomechanics of jumping

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 332-338

  Bobbert, Maarten F ^a   Huijing, Peter A ^a   Schenau, Gerrit Jan Van Ingen ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Drop jumping; Electromyography; Mechanical output; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT; JUMPING; KNEE; LIGAMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINTS; KINETICS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; POSTURE; SPORTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023184259     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-198708000-00003     Document Type: Article

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