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cocontraction

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cocontraction
[kō′kəntrak′shən]
the simultaneous contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles around a joint to hold a position.


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2002a) through different mechanisms such as improved reflex potentiation, alterations of the synergists, alterations of the cocontraction of antagonist muscles and increases in electromyographic activity, but this approach has not been investigated in swimming although Rouard et al (Rouard et al.
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