Electromyographic patterns of lower limb muscles during apprehensive gait in younger and older female adults

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1145-1149

  Hallal, Camilla Zamfolini ^a   Marques, Nise Ribeiro ^a   Spinoso, Deborah Hebling ^a   Vieira, Edgar Ramos ^b   Gonçalves, Mauro ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cocontraction; Dual task gait; Elderly; Falls

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

BIOMECHANICS; COCONTRACTION; DUAL TASK GAIT; ELDERLY; FALLS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

EID: 84882911901     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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