Effect of patellar taping on vasti onset timing, knee kinematics, and kinetics in asymptomatic individuals with a delayed onset of vastus medialis oblique

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1854-1860

  Bennell, Kim ^a   Duncan, Margaret ^a   Cowan, Sallie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knee kinematics; Patellar taping; Vastus medialis obliquus electromyography (VMO EMG)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATELLAR TAPING; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANDAGES; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748934998     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20226     Document Type: Article

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