The effect of patellar taping on quadriceps activity onset in the absence of pain

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 373-380

  Parsons, David ^a   Gilleard, Wendy ^b  

^a University of Sydney ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Knee joint; Patella taping

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

MUSCULAR ACTIVATION; PATELLOFEMORAL TAPING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLA; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0032748461     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.15.4.373     Document Type: Article

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