Lower Extremity Muscle Activity during Different Types and Speeds of Underwater Movement

Bibliographic Data

ID12963736
AuthorsKoichi Kaneda (0000-0003-3285-8813, University of Tsukuba, corresponding author), Haruko Wakabayashi (0000-0003-0451-8758, University of Tsukuba), Daisuke Sato (0000-0003-3227-3129, University of Tsukuba), Takeo Nomura (University of Tsukuba)
Year2007
Volume26
Issue2
Pages197-200
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1880-6791 • E-ISSN: 1880-6805
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2114/jpa2.26.197
PMID17435365
OpenAlexW1989912810
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

To compare the activity of lower extremity muscles during land walking (LW), water walking (WW), and deep-water running (DWR), 9 healthy young subjects were tested at self-selected low, moderate, and high intensities for 8 sec with two repetitions. Surface EMG electrodes were placed on the tibialis anterior (TA), soleus (SOL), medial gastrocnemius (GAS), rectus femoris (RF), and biceps femoris (BF). During DWR, the SOL and GAS activities were lower than LW and WW. The BF activities were higher during DWR than LW and WW. It was considered that the lower activity of SOL and GAS depended on water depth, and higher activity of BF occurred by greater flexion of the knee joint or extension of the hip joint during exercise

Biceps · Deep water · Electromyography · Knee flexion · Leg muscle · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Rectus femoris muscle · Underwater · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Medicine · Spinal Cord Injury Research · Sports injuries and prevention · Anatomy · Geology · Oceanography

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