Influence of sports background on leg muscle coordination in vertical jumps

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 141-156

  Eleronta, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coordination; Iemg; Motor program; Skill reflex; Vertical jump

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LEARNING; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; REFLEX; SKILL; SPORT; STEREOTYPY; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIGH; TRAINING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX; SPORTS;

EID: 0037386301     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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