Assessment of neuromuscular response characteristics at the knee following a functional perturbation

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 159-170

  Shultz, Sandra J ^a   Perrin, David H ^a   Adams, J Milton ^a   Arnold, Brent L ^a   Gansneder, Bruce M ^a   Granata, Kevin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Electromyography; Long latency reflex; Neuromuscular control; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REACTION TIME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034018464     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(00)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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