Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 87-92 , May 2006

The effect of limb position, exercise mode and contraction type on overall activity of VMO and VL

  • Lee Herrington

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Sport, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
    • Centre for Rehabilitation and Human Performance Research, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Directorate of Sport, Allerton Annexe, University of Salford, Manchester M6 6PU, UK. Tel.: +441612952326.
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  • Mark Blacker

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Sport, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
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  • Narcis Enjuanes

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Sport, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
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  • Paul Smith

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Sport, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • Dean Worthington

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Sport, University of Salford, Manchester, UK

Received 20 September 2005 ,Revised 17 January 2006 ,Accepted 25 January 2006.

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PII: S1466-853X(06)00012-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.01.003

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 87-92 , May 2006

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