Impact of sensorimotor training on the rate of force development and neural activation

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 98-105

  Gruber, Markus ^a   Gollhofer, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular adaptation; Rate of force development; Sensorimotor training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 3142562653     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1080-y     Document Type: Article

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