Gluteus medius: An intramuscular EMG investigation of anterior, middle and posterior segments during gait

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 858-864

  Semciw, Adam I ^a   Pizzari, Tania ^a   Murley, George S ^a   Green, Rodney A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buttocks; Electromyography; Gait; Gluteus medius; Hip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

ADULT; BUTTOCKS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WALKING;

EID: 84879556364     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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