Tibialis anterior muscle fascicle dynamics adequately represent postural sway during standing balance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1742-1750

  Day, James T ^a   Lichtwark, Glen A ^a   Cresswell, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Human balance; Postural sway; Proprioception; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN BALANCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTURAL SWAY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIA; ULTRASOUND;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN BALANCE; POSTURAL SWAY; PROPRIOCEPTION; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; TIBIA;

EID: 84891277714     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00517.2013     Document Type: Article

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