Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 298-304 , April 2010

Which type of repetitive muscle contractions induces a greater acute impairment of position sense?

  • Sylvie Fortier

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada A1C 5S7
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  • Fabien A. Basset

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada A1C 5S7
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 709 737 6132; fax: +1 709 737 3979.
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  • François Billaut

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1K 3M4
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  • David Behm

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada A1C 5S7
    • ,
  • Normand Teasdale

      Affiliations

    • Groupe de Recherche en Analyse du Mouvement et Ergonomie, Division de Kinésiologie, Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec (Qc), Canada G1K 7P4

Received 4 August 2008 ,Revised 1 April 2009 ,Accepted 1 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.04.002

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 298-304 , April 2010

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