Neuromuscular function following prolonged load carriage on level and downhill gradients

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 745-753

  Blacker, Sam D ^a   Fallowfield, Joanne L ^a,b   Bilzon, James L J ^a,c   Willems, Mark E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backpack; Exercise induced muscle damage; Fatigue; Military; Neuromuscular impairment; Prolonged exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; TORQUE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; SHOULDER; TORQUE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77954976009     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2659.2010     Document Type: Article

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