The effects of superimposed electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles on performance in different motor tasks

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 194-200

  Strojnik, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Motor activity physiology; Muscle, contraction physiology; Muscle, skeletal physiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031794572     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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