Muscle activity in the lower limbs during push-down movement with a new active-exercise apparatus for the leg

[Purpose] Lower-limb deep vein thrombosis is a complication of orthopedic surgery. A leg-exercise apparatus named “LEX” was developed as a novel active-exercise apparatus for deep vein thrombosis prevention. Muscle activity was evaluated to assess the effectiveness of exercise with LEX in the preven...

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Main Authors: Tanaka, Kenta, Kamada, Hiroshi, Shimizu, Yukiyo, Aikawa, Shizu, Irie, Shun, Ochiai, Naoyuki, Sakane, Masataka, Yamazaki, Masashi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4842422/