Electromyographic activity and strength during maximum isometric pronation and supination efforts in healthy adults

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 208-213

  Gordon, Karen D ^a,b   Pardo, Richard D ^b   Johnson, James A ^a,b   King, Graham J W ^a,b   Miller, Thomas A ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG; Forearm; Pronation; Pronator quadratus; Supination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONATOR QUADRATUS MUSCLE; PRONATOR TERES MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOULNAR JOINT; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; ROTATION; SUPINATOR MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0346399753     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00115-3     Document Type: Article

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