Reliability of electromyographic methods used for assessing hip and knee neuromuscular activity in females diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 142-147

  Bolgla, Lori A ^a   Malone, Terry R ^b   Umberger, Brian R ^c   Uhl, Timothy L ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular activity; Patellofemoral pain syndrome; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 71349084997     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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