The use of ultrasound to study muscle-tendon function in human posture and locomotion

Gait and Posture

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-312

  Cronin, Neil J ^a   Lichtwark, Glen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automatic tracking; Fascicle; Running; Standing; Tendinous tissues; Walking

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; BODY POSTURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TISSUE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; ULTRASOUND; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WALKING;

HUMANS; JOINTS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RUNNING; TENDONS; WALKING;

EID: 84875374922     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.07.024     Document Type: Review

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