Discriminating age and disability effects in locomotion: Neuromuscular adaptations in musculoskeletal pathology

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-160

  McGibbon, Chris A ^a   Krebs, David E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip and ankle compensation; Joint angles and moments; Lower extremity arthritis; Mechanical power

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANKLE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS; BIOMECHANICS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0346732930     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00422.2003     Document Type: Article

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