The role of M. Popliteus in unpredictable and in self-initiated balance provocations

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 524-530

  Stensdotter, Ann Katrin ^a,c   Holmgren, Christer ^b   Dalén, Tore ^b   Häger Ross, Charlotte ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Kinematics; Motor control; Muscle activation; Postural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 33645739114     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20057     Document Type: Article

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