Shift in optimal joint angle of the ankle dorsiflexors following eccentric exercise

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 661-666

  Lee, H D ^a   Kim, S J ^b   Lee, D Y ^c   Kurihara, T ^d   Lee, Y S ^a   Kawakami, Y ^d  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanseo University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eccentric contraction; Force length relationship; Human; Muscle contraction; Muscle damage; Tibialis anterior

Indexed keywords

ANKLE JOINTS; DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT; ECCENTRIC CONTRACTION; ECCENTRIC EXERCISE; FORCE-LENGTH; HUMAN MUSCLES; IN-VIVO; JOINT ANGLE; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE DAMAGE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION;

MUSCLE;

EID: 77951976448     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-009-9245-6     Document Type: Article

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