Gender differences in onset timing and activation of the muscles of the dominant knee during stair climbing

Knee

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 375-380

  Sung, Paul S ^a   Lee, Dongchul C ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Gender; Knee stabilization; Muscle activation time delay; Stair climbing; Vastus medialis muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORQUE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049093778     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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