Muscle contributions to propulsion and support during running

2010/08/10 by Samuel R. Hamner, Ajay Seth, Scott L. Delp · 845 citations
Engineering · Health Professions · Medicine · #Acceleration #Aerospace engineering #Anatomy #Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention #Biomechanics #Center of mass (relativistic) #Classical mechanics #Engineering #Mechanics #Medicine #Muscle activation and electromyography studies #Physical medicine and rehabilitation #Physics #Propulsion #Simulation #Sports Performance and Training #Torso

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.06.025

published in Journal of Biomechanics 43(14), 2709-2716 (Elsevier BV)

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