Movement of the upper body and muscle activity patterns following a rapidly applied load: The influence of pre-load alterations

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 488-492

  Bull Andersen, T ^a   Essendrop, M ^b   Schibye, B ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Silent period; Stiffness; Sudden loading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ARM; BACK; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REFLEX; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 1842789496     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1040-6     Document Type: Article

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