Muscle activity in the leg is tuned in response to ground reaction forces

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1307-1317

  Wakeling, J M ^a   Von Tscharner, V ^a   Nigg, B M ^a   Stergiou, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Impact force; Time frequency analysis; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORCE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WALKING;

EID: 0034863198     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.91.3.1307     Document Type: Article

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