Comparison of electromyography and joint moment as indicators of co-contraction

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 607-611

  Knarr, Brian A ^a   Zeni, Joseph A ^a   Higginson, Jill S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Electromyography; Joint moment; Knee; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOMENT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE CO CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMIMEMBRANOSUS MUSCLE; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TORQUE; WALKING;

EID: 84863859682     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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