Preferential quadriceps activation in female athletes with incremental increases in landing intensity

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-222

  Ford, Kevin R ^a,b   Myer, Gregory D ^a,b,c,d   Schmitt, Laura C ^a,c   Uhl, Timothy L ^e   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b,c,f  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Co contraction; Drop vertical jump; Electromyography; Knee injury

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LANDING; MUSCLE; ROPE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CO-CONTRACTION; DROP HEIGHT; HIGH SCHOOL; KNEE INJURY; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KNEE INSTABILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLYOMETRICS; Q ANGLE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RISK; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 79961142275     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.27.3.215     Document Type: Article

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