Neural conduction and excitability following a simple warm up

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-168

  Pearce, Alan J ^a   Rowe, Grant S ^b   Whyte, Douglas G ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

M wave; Neural conduction; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; M WAVE TECHNIQUE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WARM UP;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857451549     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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