Does whole-body vibration acutely improve power performance via increased short latency stretch reflex response?

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 360-364

  Fernandes, Igor Alexandre ^a   Kawchuk, Gregory ^b   Bhambhani, Yagesh ^b   Gomes, Paulo Sergio Chagas ^a  

^a GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Electromyography; Hypergravity; Muscle spindle; Plyometrics

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PLYOMETRICS; TIME; VIBRATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, STRETCH; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879000134     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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