Influences of tendon stiffness, joint stiffness, and electromyographic activity on jump performances using single joint

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-243

  Kubo, Keitaro ^a   Morimoto, Masanori ^b   Komuro, Teruaki ^b   Tsunoda, Naoya ^b   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^a   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KOKUSHIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; EMG; Stretch shortening cycle; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STIFFNESS; JUMPING; KINESIOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 33846683353     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0338-y     Document Type: Article

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