Gastrocnemius and soleus muscle length, velocity, and EMG responses to changes in pedalling cadence

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 642-649

  Sanderson, David J ^a   Martin, P E ^b   Honeyman, G ^a   Keefer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycling; Electromyography; Force; Length; Muscle; Stretch shorten cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ANKLE JOINT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX;

EID: 33750517078     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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