Effects of effort and EMG levels on short-latency stretch reflex modulation after varying background muscle contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-340

  Ogiso, K ^a,c   McBride, J M ^b   Finni, T ^a   Komi, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^c KOGAKKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active muscle; Electromyography; Human soleus muscle; Relaxed muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGOMETER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TORQUE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 16244412958     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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