Comparison of elliptical training, stationary cycling, treadmill walking and overground walking. Electromyographic patterns

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-250

  Prosser, Laura A ^a   Stanley, Christopher J ^a   Norman, Tracy L ^a   Park, Hyung S ^a   Damiano, Diane L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycling; Elliptical; EMG; Gait; Lower extremity; Muscle activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TRAINING; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

EID: 79951552101     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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