Effect of ankle joint stiffness during eccentric phase in rebound jumps on ankle joint torque at midpoint

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-71

  Yoon, Sung Jin ^a   Tauchi, K ^b   Takamatsu, K ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b JAPAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTS SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Stretch shortening cycle exercise; Torque angle relationship

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 33847701364     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923903     Document Type: Article

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