Patellofemoral pain syndrome alters neuromuscular control and kinetics during stair ambulation

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 645-651

  Aminaka, Naoko ^a   Pietrosimone, Brian G ^a   Armstrong, Charles W ^a   Meszaros, Andrew ^a   Gribble, Phillip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adductor longus; Chronic knee pain; Electromyography; Gluteus medius; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTOR LONGUS MUSCLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASTUS MEDIALIS OBLIQUE MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959319230     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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