Inter-joint coupling and joint angle synergies of human catching movements

Human Movement Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-93

  Bockemühl, Till ^a   Troje, Nikolaus F ^b,c   Dürr, Volker ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grasping; Motor coordination; Multivariate analysis; Perceptual motor processes; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CATCHING MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049121722     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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