Analysis on the activation of the VMO and VLL muscles during semisquat exercises with and without hip adduction in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 596-603

  Coqueiro, Kelly Rafael Ribeiro ^a   Bevilaqua Grossi, Débora ^b   Bérzin, Fausto ^a,c,e,f   Soares, Alcimar Barbosa ^d,g   Candolo, Cecília ^a   Monteiro Pedro, Vanessa ^a,e,f,h  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^e Brazilian Society Electromyography and Kinesiology   (Brazil)

^f Sao Paulo University ^*  (Brazil)

^g Biomedical Engineering and Automatics Lab

^h International Association for the Study of Pain (LASP)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Knee rehabilitation; Quadriceps femoris muscle; Squat exercise; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; POSTURE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 25144471133     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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