Lower extremity muscle functions during full squats

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-339

  Robertson, D G E ^a   Wilson, Jean Marie J ^a   St Pierre, Taunya A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Inverse dynamics; Kinesiology

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

BI-ARTICULAR MUSCLES; INVERSE DYNAMICS; JOINT KINEMATICS; KINESIOLOGY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; RECTUS FEMORIS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP KNEE SQUAT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KINESIOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 55849108856     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.24.4.333     Document Type: Article

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