Influence of a valgus knee brace on muscle activation and co-contraction in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 490-500

  Fantini Pagani, Cynthia H ^a   Willwacher, Steffen ^a   Kleis, Barbara ^a   Brüggemann, Gert Peter ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Knee; Knee brace; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREADMILL; VALGUS KNEE BRACE;

BRACES; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTURAL BALANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875364468     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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