Hip-muscle activation during the lunge, single-leg squat, and step-up-and-over exercises

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-103

  Boudreau, Samantha N ^a   Dwyer, Maureen K ^a   Mattacola, Carl G ^a   Lattermann, Christian ^b   Uhl, Tim L ^a   McKeon, Jennifer Medina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Exercise progression; Gluteus medius

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249099582     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.18.1.91     Document Type: Article

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