Vastus lateralis and vastus medialis obliquus muscle activity during the application of inhibition and facilitation taping techniques

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-19

  Janwantanakul, Prawit ^a   Gaogasigam, Chitanongk ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION KINETICS; LEG MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; SENSORY STIMULATION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BANDAGES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 12744263007     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215505cr834oa     Document Type: Article

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