A 10-week strength training program: Effect on the motor performance of an unimpaired upper extremity

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 925-930

  Kauranen, Kari J ^a   Siira, Pertti T ^a   Vanharanta, Heikki V ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TRAINING; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0031870472     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90089-2     Document Type: Article

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