Neuromuscular mechanisms and anthropometric modifications in the initial stages of independent gait

Gait and Posture

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 375-381

  Chagas, P S C ^a   Mancini, M C ^b   Fonseca, S T ^b   Soares, T B C ^c   Gomes, V P D ^c   Sampaio, R F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Child development; Co contraction; Gait; Motor acquisition

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GRAVITY; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TORQUE;

EID: 33749267060     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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