Influence of vibration on mechanical power and electromyogram activity in human arm flexor muscles

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 306-311

  Bosco, Carmelo ^a,b,d   Cardinale, Marco ^c   Tsarpela, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Hungary)

^c CTO Hospital ASL Roma C   (Italy)

^d C/o Società Stampa Sportiva ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Mechanical power; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BOXING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR REFLEX; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; BOXING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033035807     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050512     Document Type: Article

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