The effects of knee joint effusion on quadriceps electromyography during jogging

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Torry, Michael R ^a,d,e   Decker, Michael J ^a,f   Millett, Peter J ^c   Steadman, J Richard ^a,b   Sterett, William I ^b,g,h  

^a STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Clinic   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^g Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation ^*

^h THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography (EMG); Jogging; Kinematics; Knee; Muscle inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645878305     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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