Joint angle affects volitional and magnetically-evoked neuromuscular performance differentially

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 672-677

  Minshull, C ^a   Rees, D ^b   Gleeson, N P ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromechanical delay; Joint angle; Magnetic stimulation; Neuromuscular performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT ANGLE; KNEE FUNCTION; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959310472     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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