Voluntary activation and central activation failure in the knee extensors in young women and men

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 274-281

  Miller, M ^a   Holmback A M ^a   Downham, D ^b   Lexell, J ^a,c,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Isometric contraction; Knee joint; Motor neurons; Muscle; Pain measurement; Skeletal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TORQUE;

EID: 33745595845     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2005.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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