A Review of Resistance Exercise and Posture Realignment

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 385-390

  Hrysomallis, Con ^a   Goodman, Craig ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive muscle shortening; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; POSTURE;

EID: 0035432788     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2001)015<0385:AROREA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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