Does symmetrical upper limb task involve symmetrical postural adjustments?

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 239-244

  Mezaour, M ^a   Yiou, E ^a   Le Bozec, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Bilateral upper limb task; Electromyography; Human; Postural adjustments; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 67649381634     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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