Abnormal EMG muscle activity during gait in patients without neurological disorders

Gait and Posture

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-407

  Brunner, R ^a   Romkes, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compensation; Dynamic EMG; Gait; Muscle function; Muscle weakness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STANDING; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 44249090888     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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