Reciprocal coactivation patterns of the lateral and medial quadriceps and hamstrings during low- and moderate-speed isokinetic movement

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 182-196

  Croce, Ronald V ^a   Miller, John P ^a   Confessore, Robert ^b   Vailas, James C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b New Hampshire Community Technical College   (United States)

^c New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031663195     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.7.3.182     Document Type: Article

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