Electromyographic changes in the gluteus medius during stair ascent and descent in subjects with anterior knee pain

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 244-251

  Brindle, Timothy J ^a   Mattacola, Carl ^b   McCrory, Jean ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography temporal patterns; Kinematics; Kinetic chain; Patellofemoral pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; KNEE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0642280142     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0353-z     Document Type: Article

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