Effect of limiting ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion on lower extremity kinematics and muscle-activation patterns during a squat

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-150

  Macrum, Elisabeth ^a   Bell, David Robert ^b   Boling, Michelle ^c   Lewek, Michael ^d   Padua, Darin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic knee valgus; Knee; Medial knee displacement; Patellofemoral pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865068467     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.21.2.144     Document Type: Article

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