Flexion-relaxation response to gravity

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2545-2554

  Olson, Michael ^a,c   Solomonow, Moshe ^b,c   Li, Li ^a,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Flexion relaxation; Muscles; Spine

Indexed keywords

FLEXION RELAXATION; SEMIMEMBRANOSIS; SPINES;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GRAVITATION; MUSCLE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXIS; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GRAVITY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SUPINE POSITION; VOLUNTEER; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 33749074263     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.09.009     Document Type: Article

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