Symmetry of ground reaction forces and muscle activity in asymptomatic subjects during walking, sit-to-stand, and stand-to-sit tasks

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 610-615

  Burnett, David R ^a   Campbell Kyureghyan, Naira H ^b   Cerrito, Patricia B ^c   Quesada, Peter M ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic subjects; Electromyography; Gait; Sit to stand; Stand to sit; Symmetry index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITTING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; SYMMETRY INDEX; WALKING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959312366     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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