Human isometric force production and electromyogram activity of knee extensor muscles in water and on dry land

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-56

  Pöyhönen, Tapani ^c   Keskinen, Kari L ^a   Hautala, Arto ^b   Savolainen, Jukka ^b   Mälkiä, Esko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Electromyography; Hydrotherapy; Isometric force; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROTHERAPY; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER;

EID: 0344780843     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050557     Document Type: Article

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