Standing strength training of the ankle plantar and dorsiflexors in older women, using concentric and eccentric contractions

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-68

  Porter, Michelle M ^a   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Flexibility; Isokinetic; Strength; Strength training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TORQUE; TRAINING;

AGED; AGING; ANKLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURE;

EID: 0030818254     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050213     Document Type: Article

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