Muscle activity during the golf swing

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 799-804

  McHardy, A ^a   Pollard, H ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GOLF SWING; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GOLF; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE;

EID: 27644467384     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.020271     Document Type: Review

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