Coactivation of the flexor muscles as a synergist with the extensors during ballistic finger extension movement in trained kendo and karate athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-11

  Lee, J B ^a   Matsumoto, T ^a,b   Othman, T ^a   Yamauchi, M ^a   Taimura, A ^a   Kaneda, E ^a   Ohwatari, N ^a   Kosaka, M ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ballistic finger extension; Kendo and karate athletes; Reaction time; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESPONSE TIME; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033032089     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971083     Document Type: Article

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