Back extensor and psoas muscle cross-sectional area, prior physical training, and trunk muscle strength - A longitudinal study in adolescent girls

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 66-71

  Peltonen, Juha E ^a   Taimela, Simo ^a   Erkintalo, Minna ^b   Salminen, Jouko J ^c   Oksanen, Airi ^c   Kujala, Urho M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Athletes; Force; Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle cross sectional area; Non athletes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BACK MUSCLE; BALLET DANCER; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAINING;

EID: 0031886110     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050301     Document Type: Article

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