Effects of prolonged vibration on motor unit activity and motor performance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2120-2125

  Shinohara, Minoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Reflex; Steadiness; Strength

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIBRATION;

HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 28844484637     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000178106.68569.7e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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