Isotonic contractions might be more effective than isokinetic contractions in developing muscle strength

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 124-131

  Knight, Kenneth L ^a   Ingersoll, Christopher D ^b   Bartholomew, John ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Graceland University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Neural drive; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TORQUE;

EID: 0034997447     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.10.2.124     Document Type: Article

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