Muscular co-contraction during walking and landing from a jump: Comparison between genders and influence of activity level

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-280

  da Fonseca, Sergio Teixeira ^a   Vaz, Daniela Virgínia ^a   de Aquino, Cecília Ferreira ^a   Brício, Rachel Soares ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Gender; Joint stability; Muscular performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; JUMPING; KINESIOLOGY; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SITTING; STRESS; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 33748082325     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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