Altered movement patterns and muscular activity during single and double leg squats in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament injury

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Trulsson, Anna ^a,b   Miller, Michael ^a   Hansson, Gert Åke ^a   Gummesson, Christina ^a   Garwicz, Martin ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Assessment; Electromyography (EMG); Motor control; Motor skills; Movement pattern; Muscular activity; Physiotherapy; Postural orientation; Single leg squat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE LEG SQUAT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SINGLE LEG SQUAT; ADAPTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; INJURIES; INNERVATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSORY FEEDBACK; VIDEORECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924241600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-015-0472-y     Document Type: Article

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