Electromyography of 3 scapular muscles: A comparative analysis of the cuff link device and a standard push-up

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 464-469

  Tucker, W Steven ^a,d   Campbell, Brian M ^b   Swartz, Erik E ^c   Armstrong, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed kinetic chain exercises; Rehabilitation; Scapula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPARATUS; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CUFF LINK DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PUSH UP; SCAPULAR MUSCLE; SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; SHOULDER; STUDENT T TEST; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRUNK; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 56549110218     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-43.5.464     Document Type: Article

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