Foot center of pressure manipulation and gait therapy influence lower limb muscle activation in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 704-711

  Goryachev, Yulia ^a   Debbi, Eytan M ^a   Haim, Amir ^a,b   Rozen, Nimrod ^c   Wolf, Alon ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Center of pressure; Electromyography; Gait; Knee osteoarthritis; Lower limb musculature; Perturbation; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOOT CENTER OF PRESSURE; GAIT THERAPY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRESSURE;

EID: 80052368306     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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