Assessment of muscle hardness changes induced by a submaximal fatiguing isometric contraction

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 484-491

  Nordez, A ^a   Guevel A ^a   Casari, P ^a   Catheline, S ^b   Cornu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Creep; Fatigue; Muscle hardness; Stiffness; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELASTOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 62949155158     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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