Muscle fatigue in a standing heel-rise test

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 67-72

  Svantesson, Ulla ^a   Österberg, Ulrika ^a   Thomeé, Roland ^a   Grimby, Gunnar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eccentric concentric; Electromyography; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PATIENT POSITIONING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0031977983     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655098444156     Document Type: Article

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