Joint mobility and the oscillation characteristics of muscle

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-13

  Hein, V ^a   Vain, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Damped oscillation; Extension; Flexion; Knee joint; Viscoelastic properties of the muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0031989644     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00222.x     Document Type: Article

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