Knee extensor torque and quadriceps femoris EMG during perceptually-guided isometric contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-167

  Pincivero, D M ^a   Coelho, A J ^b   Campy, R M ^b   Salfetnikov, Y ^b   Suter, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Perceived exertion; Rectus femoris; Vastus lateralis; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; SENSATION; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0037391380     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00096-2     Document Type: Article

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