A comparison of muscle activations during traditional and abbreviated tennis serves

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-259

  Seeley, Matthew K ^a   Uhl, Tim L ^b   McCrory, Jean ^c   McGinn, Patricia ^d   Kibler, W Ben ^e   Shapiro, Robert ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LEXINGTON CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletics; Biomechanics; Electromyography; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENNIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER; TENNIS;

EID: 50249126597     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763140701841746     Document Type: Article

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