In vivo determination of muscle viscoelasticity in the human leg

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 241-248

  Fukashiro, S ^a   Noda, M ^a   Shibayama, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Free vibration technique; Human triceps surae; Viscoelastic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIBRATION; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT;

ADULT; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSCILLOMETRY; PLIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENDONS; VIBRATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034856699     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2001.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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