A comparison of the effects of concentric versus eccentric exercise on force and position sense at the human elbow joint

Brain Research

Volumn 771, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 251-258

  Brockett, C ^a   Warren, N ^a   Gregory, J E ^a   Morgan, D L ^a   Proske, U ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eccentric exercise; Fatigue; Muscle damage; Muscle spindle; Proprioception; Soreness; Tendon organ; Voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELBOW; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030728373     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00808-1     Document Type: Article

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