Short-term effects of electrical stimulation superimposed on muscular voluntary contraction in postural control in elderly women

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 640-646

  Paillard, Thierry ^a,b   Lafont, Christine ^b   Soulat, Jean Marc ^b   Montoya, Richard ^a   Costes Salon, Marie Claude ^b   Dupui, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Electrical stimulation; Gait; Physical activity; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 24944464629     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/15354.1     Document Type: Article

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