How the ankle joint angle alters the antagonist and agonist torques during maximal efforts in dorsi- and plantar flexion

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Billot, M ^a,b   Simoneau, E M ^c,d,e   Ballay, Y ^a,b   Van Hoecke, J ^a,b   Martin, A ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

^d LAMIH   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Agonist; Antagonist; Coactivation; EMG bio feedback; Maximal voluntary contraction; Mechanical ratio

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FRANCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROFEEDBACK; PHYSIOLOGY; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; FRANCE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE;

EID: 80053571858     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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