The relative activation of elbow-flexor muscles in isometric flexion and in flexion/extension movements

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 803-811

  Van Bolhuis, B M ^a   Gielen, C C A M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elbow joint; Intramuscular EMG; Muscle activation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); TORQUE;

MUSCLE ACTIVATION;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ARM; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0031215016     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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