EMG-angle relationship of the hamstring muscles during maximum knee flexion

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 399-406

  Onishi, Hideaki ^a   Yagi, Ryo ^b   Oyama, Mineo ^c   Akasaka, Kiyokazu ^d   Ihashi, Kouji ^e   Handa, Yasunobu ^f  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Institute of Miyagi Industrial Organization   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e YAMAGATA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^f TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EMG; Hamstrings; Knee angle; Maximum voluntary contraction; Torque; Wire electrode

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0036806098     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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