Open AccessMuscle Activation Differences During Eccentric Hamstring Exercises
Author(s) -
Sonay Guruhan,
Nihan Kafa,
Zeynep Berfu Ecemiş,
Nevin Atalay Güzel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sports health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.212
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1941-7381
pISSN - 1941-0921
DOI - 10.1177/1941738120938649
Subject(s) - hamstring , biceps , electromyography , isometric exercise , eccentric , hamstring muscles , medicine , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , analysis of variance , muscle contraction , motor unit recruitment , anatomy , physics , quantum mechanics
The hamstring muscles play a critical role in the prevention of lower limb injuries. However, it is still unclear which exercises are more effective in terms of muscle activation.