Fluctuations in acceleration during voluntary contractions lead to greater impairment of movement accuracy in old adults

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 373-384

  Christou, Evangelos A ^a   Shinohara, Minoru ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric contraction; Eccentric contraction; Electromyogram; First dorsal interosseus; Frequency spectrum

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0038308675     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00060.2003     Document Type: Article

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