Vertical jumping reorganization with aging: A kinematic comparison between young and elderly men

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 236-246

  Haguenauer, Marianne ^a   Legreneur, Pierre ^a   Monteil, Karine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Biomechanics; Squat jump

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

AGE; EXTENSOR MUSCLES; INTERJOINT COORDINATION; SQUAT JUMP;

KINEMATICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FORCE; GENDER; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 24944495337     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.21.3.236     Document Type: Article

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