Influence of gravity compensation on muscle activity during reach and retrieval in healthy elderly

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Prange, G B ^a   Kallenberg, L A C ^a   Jannink, M J A ^a   Stienen, A H A ^b   van der Kooij, H ^b   IJzerman, M J ^a,b   Hermens, H J ^a,b  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gravity compensation; Healthy persons; Muscle activity; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; ARM; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 59149089533     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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