Gluteus medius muscle activation during isometric muscle contractions

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-186

  O'Dwyer, Catriona ^a   Sainsbury, David ^b   O'Sullivan, Kieran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abductor; Electromyography; Functional subdivisions; Hip

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958704248     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.20.2.174     Document Type: Article

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