Effects of repeated Achilles tendon vibration on triceps surae stiffness and reflex excitability

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Lapole, Thomas ^a   Pérot, Chantal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Musculo tendinous stiffness; Passive stiffness; T reflex; Tendon vibration; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT; TORQUE ANGLE RELATIONSHIP; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VIBRATION SENSE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651099509     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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