Independent effects of weight and mass on plantar flexor activity during walking: Implications for their contributions to body support and forward propulsion

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 486-494

  McGowan, C P ^a   Neptune, R R ^a   Kram, R ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyogram; Locomotion; Muscle function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; WALKING; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOT; KINETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

EID: 53449092775     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90448.2008     Document Type: Article

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