Kinematic and electromyographic analysis of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1111-1118

  Ditroilo, Massimiliano ^a   De Vito, Giuseppe ^b   Delahunt, Eamonn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biceps femoris; Eccentric contraction; Electrogoniometry; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GONIOMETER; GONIOMETRY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MALE; MAXIMAL ECCENTRIC VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORDIC HAMSTRING EXERCISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK KNEE ANGULAR VELOCITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VELOCITY;

BICEPS FEMORIS; ECCENTRIC CONTRACTION; ELECTROGONIOMETRY; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882820375     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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