Gender differences in gluteus medius muscle activity exist in soccer players performing a forward jump

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-155

  Hart, Joseph M ^a,d   Garrison, J Craig ^b   Kerrigan, D Casey ^a   Palmieri Smith, Riann ^c   Ingersoll, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Proaxis Therapy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Box 800159 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Electromyography; Neuromuscular; Single leg landing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUTTOCKS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCCER;

EID: 34250791130     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620701405289     Document Type: Article

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