Preferential activation of the vastus medialis oblique, vastus lateralis, and hip adductor muscles during isometric exercises in females

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Zakaria, Dianne ^a   Harburn, Karen L ^b   Kramer, John F ^b  

^a Physiotherapy Community Clinic   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Exercise; Knee; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031441892     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1997.26.1.23     Document Type: Article

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