How much does the human medial gastrocnemius muscle contribute to ankle torques outside the sagittal plane?

Human Movement Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 753-767

  Vieira, Taian M M ^a,b   Minetto, Marco A ^b,c   Hodson Tole, Emma F ^d   Botter, Alberto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle torque; Electrical stimulation; Gastrocnemius muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

2330; ANKLE TORQUE; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLES;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORIENTATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884282678     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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