The influence of muscle length on the fatigue-related reduction in joint range of motion of the human dorsiflexors

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-415

  Cheng, Arthur J ^a   Davidson, Andrew W ^a   Rice, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contractile slowing; Fatigue; Joint excursion; Muscle length; Recovery; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINETICS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINTS; KINETICS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TORQUE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954860786     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1364-3     Document Type: Article

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