Quadriceps EMG in open and closed kinetic chain tasks in women with patellofemoral pain

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 194-202

  Stensdotter, Ann Katrin ^a,b   Hodges, Paul ^c   Öhberg, Fredrik ^d   Häger Ross, Charlotte ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMG; Motor control; Quadriceps; Relative timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; OPEN KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESIS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MOTOR SKILLS; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34250001677     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.39.3.194-202     Document Type: Article

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