Differences among lower leg muscles in long-term activity during ambulatory condition without any moderate to high intensity exercise

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Shirasawa, Hatuki ^a   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^a   Kouzaki, Motoki ^b   Masani, Kei ^c   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dorsiflexors; Electromyogram; Freely moving; Muscle related difference; Plantarflexors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER LEG; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; EXERCISE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 59149101481     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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