Effects of repeated Achilles tendon vibration on triceps surae force production

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 648-654

  Lapole, Thomas ^a   Pérot, Chantal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Activation capacities; EMG torque relation; Tendon vibration; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VIBRATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952956018     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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