Comparison in lower leg neuromuscular activity between runners with unilateral mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy and healthy individuals

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 499-505

  Baur, Heiner ^a   Müller, Steffen ^a   Hirschmüller, Anja ^b   Cassel, Michael ^a   Weber, Josefine ^a   Mayer, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankle joint; Electromyography; Overuse injury; Running gait

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; LOWER LEG; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RUNNING; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 79955995171     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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