PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 319-328 , April 2009

Movement Accuracy Changes Muscle-Activation Strategies in Female Subjects During a Novel Single-Leg Weight-Bearing Task

  • Sangeetha Madhavan, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neural Plasticity Lab/Rehab Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL†
    • ,
  • Richard K. Shields, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Program in Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, The University of Iowa, 1-252 Medical Education Building, Iowa City, IA 52242-1190‡
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to R.K.S.

Received 19 September 2008 ,Accepted 1 January 2009.

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 Funded in part by NIH NR0213478

PII: S1934-1482(09)00025-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.01.002

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