Disinhibitory interventions and voluntary quadriceps activation: A systematic review

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 411-421

  Harkey, Matthew S ^a,b   Gribble, Phillip A ^a   Pietrosimone, Brian G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrogenic muscle inhibition; Disinhibitory modalities; Knee

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURIES; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACTIVATION, METABOLIC; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84905822853     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.1.04     Document Type: Review

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