Changes in muscle activity in response to different impact forces affect soft tissue compartment mechanical properties

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 594-602

  Boyer, Katherine A ^a   Nigg, Benno M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MUSCLE; VIBRATION CONTROL;

ACCELERATION TRANSMISSIBILITY; IMPACT FORCES; MUSCLE ACTIVITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SOFT TISSUE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOES; VIBRATION;

EID: 34548153467     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2746384     Document Type: Article

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