Gravitational and joint loading during isokinetic exercise: Rehabilitation considerations

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 131-134

  Baltzopoulos, V ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravitational moment; Isokinetic movements; Joint loading; Muscular and tibiofemoral forces

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004887536     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-1996-53-405     Document Type: Article

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