Neuromuscular characteristics of individuals displaying excessive medial knee displacement

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 525-536

  Padua, Darin A ^a   Bell, David R ^b   Clark, Micheal A ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c National Academy of Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Heel lifts; Hip; Lower extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867967008     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-47.5.10     Document Type: Article

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