Does supraspinatus initiate shoulder abduction?

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 425-429

  Reed, Darren ^a   Cathers, Ian ^a   Halaki, Mark ^b   Ginn, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscle activation; Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMERUS; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SENSOR; SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER ABDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUBSCAPULARIS MUSCLE; SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875368050     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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