Optimal whole-body vibration settings for muscle strength and power enhancement in human knee extensors

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1186-1195

  Petit, Pierre David ^a   Pensini, Manuela ^a   Tessaro, Joël ^a   Desnuelle, Claude ^b   Legros, Patrick ^a,b   Colson, Serge S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Isokinetic; Jump performance; M wave; Muscle activation; Strength gains; Twitch contractile properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; TORQUE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TORQUE; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957018467     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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