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Neuromuscular Differences Between Men and Women

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This chapter provides an overview of the neuromuscular differences between male and female athletes participating in sports and recreational activities. Differences are outlined based on the functional joint stability paradigm and include comparisons for proprioception, postural stability, electromyographic activity, strength, biomechanics, and fatigue. Special emphasis is placed on the authors’ previous and current research as well as the authors’ research examining risk factors for injury in military personnel.

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    This chapter represents an update of a previous publication from Sell T, Lephart S: Differences in neuromuscular characteristics between male and female athletes published in Noyes’Knee Disorders: Surgery, Rehabilitation, Clinical Outcomes, Saunders, Philadelphia, 2009, pp 404–414.

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Sell, T.C., Lephart, S.M. (2012). Neuromuscular Differences Between Men and Women. In: Noyes, F., Barber-Westin, S. (eds) ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32592-2_5

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