Altered muscle activation characteristics associated with single volitional forward stepping in middle-aged adults

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 735-743

  Chu, Yu Hsiu ^a,b   Tang, Pei Fang ^b,c   Chen, Hui Ya ^d   Cheng, Chih Hsiu ^e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

EMG; Initiation; Middle aged; Stepping; Termination

Indexed keywords

EMG; INITIATION; MIDDLE-AGED; STEPPING; TERMINATION;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; LANDING; SHRINKAGE;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRUNK; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VOLITION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249121948     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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