Knee joint angle affects EMG-force relationship in the vastus intermedius muscle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1406-1412

  Saito, Akira ^a,b   Akima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isometric contraction; Knee extension; Knee joint angle; Muscle length; Quadriceps femoris

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; KNEE JOINT ANGLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASTUS INTERMEDIUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE EXTENSION; KNEE JOINT ANGLE; MUSCLE LENGTH; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887224590     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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