Muscle activation during side-step cutting maneuvers in male and female soccer athletes

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-143

  Hanson, Ashley M ^a   Padua, Darin A ^a   Blackburn, J Troy ^a   Prentice, William E ^a   Hirth, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Electromyography; Loading phase; Preparatory phase; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 41949096924     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-43.2.133     Document Type: Article

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