Postural muscle activity patterns during standing at rest and on an oscillating floor

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 448-457

  Fujiwara, Katsuo ^a   Toyama, Hiroshi ^a   Kiyota, Takeo ^a   Maeda, Kaoru ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior posterior dominance; Electromyogram; Floor oscillation; Periodicity; Standing posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OSCILLATION; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPECTRUM; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; REST;

EID: 33747865081     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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