Factors affecting the variability of the torque curves at isokinetic trunk strength testing

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-35

  Akebi, Toru ^a   Saeki, Satoru ^a   Hieda, Hiroshi ^a   Goto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Moji Rosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; TRUNK;

EID: 0031951282     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90204-0     Document Type: Article

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