A method of measuring standing isokinetic plantar and dorsiflexion peak torques

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 516-522

  Porter, Michelle M ^a   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^a   Kramer, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

AGING; HUMAN; MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; STRENGTH

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; TORQUE;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0029869852     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199604000-00018     Document Type: Article

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