Effects of high resistance training in patients with myotonic dystrophy

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-16

  Tollbäck, Anna ^a   Eriksson, Stefan ^a   Wredenberg, Anna ^a   Jenner, Göran ^a   Vargas, Roberto ^a   Borg, Kristian ^a   Ansved, Tor ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heavy strength training; Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle biopsy; Myotonic dystrophy; Strength measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032943406     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655099444678     Document Type: Article

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