The effect of free isotonic and maximal isometric contraction exercises of the hip adduction on vastus medialis oblique muscle: An electromyographic study

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 435-440

  Monteiro Pedro, V ^a   Vitti, M ^b   Berzin F ^c   Bevilaqua Grosso, D ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Morphological Sciences   (Brazil)

^c Department of Morphology   (Brazil)

^d Department of Physiotherapy ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Exercises; Knee rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal dysfunctions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; REHABILITATION; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HIP; HUMANS; INFANT; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032855802     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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