Cutaneous stimulation from patella tape causes a differential increase in vasti muscle activity in people with patellofemoral pain

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 351-358

  MacGregor, Kerren ^a   Gerlach, Sharon ^a   Mellor, Rebecca ^a   Hodges, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous stimulation; Motor unit activity; Patellofemoral; Taping; Vastus medialis obliquus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN STIMULATION; SKIN TENSION; STRETCHING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BANDAGES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLA; SKIN; SYNDROME; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 14244254885     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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