Differences in the electromyographic activity of the hamstring muscles during maximal eccentric knee flexion

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 355-362

  Higashihara, Ayako ^a   Ono, Takashi ^a   Kubota, Jun ^a   Fukubayashi, Toru ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Architectural differences; Eccentric contraction; Hamstring muscles; Neuromuscular activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE;

EID: 76449104798     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1242-z     Document Type: Article

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