Phase-dependence of elbow muscle coactivation in front crawl swimming

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 820-825

  Lauer, Jessy ^a   Figueiredo, Pedro ^b,c   Vilas Boas, João Paulo ^b   Fernandes, Ricardo J ^b   Rouard, Annie Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coactivation; Elbow; Load; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELBOW; ELBOW EXTENSION; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRONT CRAWL STROKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE COACTIVATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879553471     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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