Effect of foot position on electromyographic activity of the vastus medialis oblique and vastus lateralis during lower-extremity weight-bearing activities

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-105

  Hung, You Jou ^a   Gross, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patellofemerol; Quadriceps muscle; Weight bearing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ORTHOSIS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032907894     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1999.29.2.93     Document Type: Article

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