Electromyographic activity of pelvic and lower limb muscles during postural tasks in people with benign joint hypermobility syndrome and non hypermobile people. A pilot study

Manual Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 623-628

  Greenwood, Naomi L ^a   Duffell, Lynsey D ^a   Alexander, Caroline M ^b   McGregor, Alison H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Hypermobility; Muscle; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN JOINT HYPERMOBILITY SYNDROME; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ONE LEG STANDING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054114646     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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