Authors: L. Havlíčková Authors‘ workplace: Katedra fyzioterapie FTVS UK, Praha Published in: Rehabil. fyz. Lék., , 1999, No. 1, pp. 9-14.
The author deals from the physiologists aspect with the problem of excentric contraction. Shereminds, that although many scientific publications are devoted to concentric and isometric contrac-tions, excentric contractions are still on the border of interest of physiologists and biomechanists.The author summarizes the findings of sporadic studies and interprets the record of EMG studies.In the conclusion she outlines practical outcomes of the understanding of the mechanism of excentriccontraction.
Key words: excentric contraction, concentric contraction, isometric contraction, posturalmuscles, proprioceptive afferentation, motor units
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