Effect of the Kinesio tape to muscle activity and vertical jump performance in healthy inactive people

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Huang, Chen Yu ^a   Hsieh, Tsung Hsun ^a   Lu, Szu Ching ^a   Su, Fong Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE JOINTS; BODY WEIGHT; GROUND REACTION FORCES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MEAN AGES; MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PUSH-OFF FORCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC TAPE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC TAPE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051518039     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-10-70     Document Type: Article

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