Activation patterns of mono- and bi-articular arm muscles as a function of force and movement direction of the wrist in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 508, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 313-324

  Van Bolhuis, B M ^a   Gielen, C C A M ^a   Van Ingen Schenau, G J ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WRIST; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINT MOBILITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032055651     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.313br.x     Document Type: Article

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