Quantification of level of effort at the plantarflexors and hip extensors and flexor muscles in healthy subjects walking at different cadences

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 393-405

  Requiao L F ^a,b   Nadeau, S ^a   Milot, M H ^a   Gravel, D ^a   Bourbonnais, D ^a   Gagnon, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TUIUTI DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effort; Energy generation; Gait cadence; Muscle force; Muscular utilization ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

EID: 16244410821     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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