Effect of unilateral knee extensor fatigue on force and balance of the contralateral limb

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2177-2187

  Arora, Shruti ^a   Budden, Shawn ^a   Byrne, Jeannette M ^a   Behm, David G ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crossover fatigue; Electromyography; Equilibrium; Isometric; Stability; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84941875422     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3198-5     Document Type: Article

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