Age and gender moderate the effects of localized muscle fatigue on lower extremity joint torques used during quiet stance

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 574-583

  Wojcik, Laura A ^a   Nussbaum, Maury A ^b   Lin, Dingding ^b   Shibata, Peggy A ^c   Madigan, Michael L ^b  

^a LA Wojcik and Associates LLC   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

^c Packer Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Equilibrium; Fatigue; Physical strength; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANKLE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EXERCISE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; LEG; MUSCLE FATIGUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; STRENGTH; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEX FACTORS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955829785     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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