Effect of tibia rotation on the electromyographical activity of the vastus medialis oblique and vastus lateralis longus muscles during isometric leg press

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-23

  Serrão, Fábio Viadanna ^a   Cabral, Cristina Maria Nunes ^a   Bérzin, Fausto ^b   Candolo, Cecília ^a   Monteiro Pedro, Vanessa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Femoral quadriceps; Leg press; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TIBIA; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 14344264853     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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