Age-related alterations in the activation of trunk and lower limb muscles during walking

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 295-300

  Marques, Nise Ribeiro ^a   Hallal, Camilla Zamfolini ^b   Spinoso, Deborah Hebling ^a   Crozara, Luciano Fernandez ^a   Morcelli, Mary Hellen ^a   Karuka, Aline Harumi ^a   Navega, Marcelo Tavella ^a   Gonçalves, Mauro ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; electromyography; gait; trunk stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPH; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL TEST; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; ADOLESCENT; AGING; EXERCISE TEST; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRUNK; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TORSO; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971370427     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-150628     Document Type: Article

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