Motor variability in sports: A non-linear analysis of race walking

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1327-1336

  Preatoni, Ezio ^a   Ferrario, Manuela ^a   Donà, Giulia ^b   Hamill, Joseph ^c   Rodano, Renato ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Locomotion; Motor skills; Sample entropy; Surrogate time series

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENTROPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ENTROPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957956303     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.507250     Document Type: Article

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