Comparison of lower extremity EMG between the 2-leg squat and modified single-leg squat in female athletes

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-70

  McCurdy, Kevin ^a   O'Kelley, Erin ^a   Kutz, Matt ^a   Langford, George ^b   Ernest, James ^b   Torres, Marcos ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gluteus medius; Hamstrings; Resistance exercise; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951228924     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.19.1.57     Document Type: Article

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