Triceps surae short latency stretch reflexes contribute to ankle stiffness regulation during human running

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Cronin, Neil J ^a   Carty, Christopher P ^a   Barrett, Rod S ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYOTATIC REFLEX; RUNNING; SENSORY NERVE; SITTING; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VIBRATION; WALKING; BIOMECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLIABILITY; REFLEX, STRETCH; RUNNING; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051939873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023917     Document Type: Article

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