Frequent alternate muscle activity of plantar flexor synergists and muscle endurance during low-level static contractions as a function of ankle position
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Muscle Shear Moduli Changes and Frequency of Alternate Muscle Activity of Plantar Flexor Synergists Induced by Prolonged Low-Level Contraction
During prolonged low-level contractions, synergist muscles are activated in an alternating pattern of activity and silence called as alternate muscle activity. Resting muscle stiffness is considered to increase due to muscle fatigue. Thus, we investigated whether the difference in the extent of fatigue of each plantar flexor synergist corresponded to the difference in the frequency of alternate...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Physiological Sciences
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1880-6546,1880-6562
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-011-0157-8