Effects of ageing on motor unit activation patterns and reflex sensitivity in dynamic movements

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 590-598

  Kallio, J ^a   Avela, J ^a   Moritani, T ^b   Kanervo, M ^c   Selanne H ^d   Komi, P ^a   Linnamo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CEO White House Finland Ltd   (Finland)

^d LIKES RESEARCH CENTER FOR SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Concentric; Eccentric; Intramuscular electromyography; Isometric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HISTOGRAM; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE;

EID: 77952955938     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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