Mechanisms of quadriceps muscle weakness in knee joint osteoarthritis: The effects of prolonged vibration on torque and muscle activation in osteoarthritic and healthy control subjects

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Rice, David A ^a   McNair, Peter J ^a   Lewis, Gwyn N ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; QUADRICEPS TENDON; TORQUE; VIBRATION; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VIBRATION;

EID: 80053172749     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar3467     Document Type: Article

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