Comparisons of electromyographic activity of scapular muscles between elevation and lowering of the arms

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 360-371

  Faria, Christina Danielli Coelho De Morais ^a   Teixeira Salmela, Luci Fuscaldi ^a   De Paula Goulart, Fatima Rodrigues ^a   Gomes, Pollyanna Figueiredo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCAPULAR MUSCLE; SERRATUS ANTERIOR; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52949113035     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980802278314     Document Type: Article

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