Age-related differences in muscle activity, stride frequency and heart rate response during walking in water

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 596-604

  Masumoto, Kenji ^a   Shono, Tomoki ^b   Takasugi, Shin ichiro ^c   Hotta, Noboru ^a   Fujishima, Kazutaka ^a   Iwamoto, Yukihide ^d  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; EMG; Gait; Underwater treadmill; Water

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TREADMILL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; AGING; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING; WALKING; WATER;

EID: 34547565422     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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