Normalized EMG to normalized torque relationship of vastus intermedius muscle during isometric knee extension

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 665-673

  Watanabe, Kohei ^a   Akima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isometric contraction; Quadriceps femoris; Surface electromyography; Synergistic muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REFERENCE VALUES; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650300288     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1064-z     Document Type: Article

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