The effects of triceps surae fatigue on the torque and electromyographic parameters in athletes compared with non-athletes

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-101

  Ghasemi, Mehri ^a   Olyaei, Gholamreza ^a   Bagheri, Hossein ^a   Talebian, Saeed ^a   Shadmehr, Azadeh ^a   Jalaei, Shohreh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electromyography; fatigue; isometric contraction; torque; triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 84862976460     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2012-0316     Document Type: Article

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