Lumbar spinal loads and muscle activity during a golf swing

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-211

  Lim, Young Tae ^a   Chow, John W ^b   Chae, Woen Sik ^c  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

co contraction; Electromyography; EMG assisted optimization; L4 L5; musculoskeletal model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GOLF; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863564597     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2012.670662     Document Type: Article

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