Inverse activation between the deeper vastus intermedius and superficial muscles in the quadriceps during dynamic knee extensions

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 682-690

  Akima, Hiroshi ^a   Saito, Akira ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concentric contraction; Eccentric contraction; EMG angle relationship; Quadriceps femoris; Surface electromyogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMIC KNEE EXTENSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASTUS INTERMEDIUS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 84876799866     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23647     Document Type: Article

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