Comparisons of sitting, prone and standing tests of knee flexion strength

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Kramer, John F ^a   Walsh, Robert ^a   Fowler, Peter ^a   Webster Bogart, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Isokinetic; Knee flexion; Muscle strength; Test position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SITTING; STANDING; TORQUE;

EID: 0029785530     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-1996-6110     Document Type: Article

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