Electromyographic analysis of the three subdivisions of gluteus medius during weight-bearing exercises

Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  O'Sullivan, Kieran ^a   Smith, Sharon M ^a   Sainsbury, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 79960343803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2555-2-17     Document Type: Article

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