Backpack load affects lower limb muscle activity patterns of female hikers during prolonged load carriage

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 782-788

  Simpson, Katrina M ^a   Munro, Bridget J ^a   Steele, Julie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backpack; Gait; Load carriage; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG INJURY; LEG MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RISK REDUCTION; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052367512     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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