The effectiveness of two novel techniques in establishing the mechanical and contractile responses of biceps femoris

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1315-1326

  Ditroilo, Massimiliano ^a   Hunter, Angus M ^b   Haslam, Samuel ^b,c   De Vito, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c Sportscotland Institute of Sport   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Force length relationship; neuromuscular efficiency; passive muscular tension; rate of torque development

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; RELIABILITY;

BICEPS FEMORIS; FORCE LENGTH RELATIONSHIPS; ISOMETRIC TORQUE; KNEE-JOINT ANGLE; MECHANICAL; NEUROMUSCULAR EFFICIENCY; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; PASSIVE MUSCULAR TENSION; RATE OF TORQUE DEVELOPMENT; TENSIOMYOGRAPHY;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 79960673841     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/32/8/020     Document Type: Article

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