Effects of submaximal fatiguing contractions on the components of dynamic stability control after forward falls

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 270-275

  Walsh, Mark ^a   Peper, Andreas ^b,c   Bierbaum, Stefanie ^b,c   Karamanidis, Kiros ^c   Arampatzis, Adamantios ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Falling; Fatigue; Margin of stability; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CAMERA; DECELERATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FORCE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SAMPLING; STANDING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79951508419     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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