Altered neuromuscular control and ankle joint kinematics during walking in subjects with functional instability of the ankle joint

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1970-1976

  Delahunt, Eamonn ^a   Monaghan, Kenneth ^a   Caulfield, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ankle sprain; Electromyography (EMG); Gait analysis; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEEL; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; WALKING;

EID: 33750709634     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506290989     Document Type: Article

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