Fatigue, vertical leg stiffness, and stiffness control strategies in males and females

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 294-304

  Padua, Darin A ^a,g   Arnold, Brent L ^b   Perrin, David H ^c   Gansneder, Bruce M ^d   Carcia, Christopher R ^e   Granata, Kevin P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Coactivation; Electromyography; Injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 34250021339     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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