Epimuscular myofascial force transmission: A historical review and implications for new research. International society of biomechanics Muybridge award lecture, Taipei, 2007

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-21

  Huijing, Peter A ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Connective tissue; Endomysium; Epimuscular; Epimysium; Fascia; Historical review; Human; Intermusclular; Muscle; Myofascial force transmission; Nerves; Neurovascular tract; Perimysium; Periost; Rat; Septa

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENDOMYSIUM; EPIMUSCULAR; EPIMYSIUM; FASCIA; HISTORICAL REVIEW; HUMAN; INTERMUSCLULAR; MYOFASCIAL FORCE TRANSMISSION; NERVES; NEUROVASCULAR TRACT; PERIMYSIUM; PERIOST; SEPTA;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; COLLAGEN; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MUSCLES; RATS; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 58149293555     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.09.027     Document Type: Review

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