Influence of shock waves and muscle activity at initial contact on walk-run transition evaluated by two models

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-183

  Shung, Kin ^a   De Oliveira, Carlos G ^a   Nadal, Jurandir ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Biomechanics; Gait; Locomotion; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; BIOMECHANICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE;

ACCELEROMETRY; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLES; GAIT; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR; TRANSITION SPEED;

SHOCK WAVES;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; RUNNING; SHOCK WAVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIA; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 66249139560     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.25.2.175     Document Type: Article

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