The effect of tendon vibration on motor unit activity, intermuscular coherence and force steadiness in the elbow flexors of males and females

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 597-608

  Harwood, B ^a,b   Cornett, K M D ^a   Edwards, D L ^c   Brown, R E ^a   Jakobi, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afferent pathways; Electromyography; Gender; Muscle spindles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENDON; VIBRATION; ELBOW; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TENDONS; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924063985     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12319     Document Type: Article

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