Electromyographic analysis of forearm muscles in professional and amateur golfers

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 396-401

  Farber, Adam J ^a,b,c   Smith, J Steve ^a,b   Kvitne, Ronald S ^a,b   Mohr, Karen J ^a,b   Shin, Steven S ^a,b  

^a KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

^b Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c THE CORE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography (EMG); Epicondylitis; Forearm; Golf

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPICONDYLITIS; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS BREVIS MUSCLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANUAL MUSCLE TEST; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONATOR TERES MUSCLE; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; SYMPTOM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOREARM; GOLF; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 64749114486     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508325154     Document Type: Article

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