Effect of bag holding on the center of foot pressure and the lower leg muscle activities

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-96

  Demura, Shinichi ^a   Uchiyama, Masanobu ^a   Yamada, Takayoshi ^a   Nagasawa, Yoshinori ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bag holding; Center of foot pressure; EMG; Postural control; Sway factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148817765     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390500175261     Document Type: Article

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