Noninvasive analysis of fascicle curvature and mechanical hardness in calf muscle during contraction and relaxation

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-269

  Wang, Hsing Kuo ^a   Wu, Yu Kuang ^a   Lin, Kwan Hwa ^a   Shiang, Tzyy Yuang ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Muscle architecture; Muscle contraction; Muscle mechanical property; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GEOMETRY; GONIOMETRY; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REST; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349120682     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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