Effects of trunk muscle fatigue and load timing on spinal responses during sudden hand loading

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Grondin, Diane E ^a   Potvin, Jim R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG activity; Muscle fatigue; Spine stability; Sudden loading

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; TRUNK; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; BACK; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX; SPINE; THORAX; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349158334     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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