Changes of bioelectrical activity in cervical paraspinal muscle during gait in low and high heel shoes

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-33

  Mika, Anna ^a   Oleksy, Łukasz ^b   Mikołajczyk, Edyta ^a   Marchewka, Anna ^a   Mika, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b Zen Machines Poland ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Gait; Heel shoes; RSI; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK PAIN; POSTURE; SHOES; SPINE; WALKING;

EID: 79955514338     PISSN: 1509409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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