Direct measurement of human ankle stiffness during quiet standing: The intrinsic mechanical stiffness is insufficient for stability

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 545, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1041-1053

  Loram, Ian D ^a   Lakie, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; APONEUROSIS; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; JOINT FUNCTION; MUSCLE CELL; RIGIDITY; TORQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTURE; TORQUE;

EID: 0037115278     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.025049     Document Type: Review

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