Gluteal muscle group activation and its relationship with pelvis and torso kinematics in high-school baseball pitchers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3015-3022

  Oliver, Gretchen D ^a   Keeley, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Kinetic chain; Overhead throwing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THORAX;

ADOLESCENT; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCKS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; THORAX;

EID: 78149491193     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c865ce     Document Type: Article

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