Neuromuscular fatigue induced by alternating isometric contractions of the ankle plantar and dorsiflexors

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 471-477

  Kennedy, Ashleigh ^a,b   Hug, François ^b   Bilodeau, Martin ^a   Sveistrup, Heidi ^a   Guével, Arnaud ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Central and peripheral factors; Recovery; Twitch; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956046908     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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