Stretch-reflex mechanical response to varying types of previous muscle activities

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-36

  Ogiso, K ^a,b   McBride, J M ^c   Finni, T ^a   Komi, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b KOGAKKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree of effort; Human ankle joint; Muscle contraction type; Non reflex torque; Pre contraction level; Reflex torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARSAL JOINT; TIBIA; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 0036171690     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(01)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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