Influence of short hamstring muscles on gravitational torque of the leg and knee extension and flexion concentric isokinetic torque

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 85-90

  Gajdosik, Richard L ^a   Leslie, Chad M ^a   Thorne Thomsen, Aric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Isokinetic testing; Knee muscles; Short hamstring muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GRAVITY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; SUPINE POSITION; TORQUE;

EID: 0035713395     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2001-0071     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Importance of correcting isokinetic peak torque for the effect of gravity when calculating knee flexor to extensor muscle ratios
2. Effect of hip position on gravity effect torque
3. Passive compliance and length of clinically short hamstring muscles
4. Influence of hamstring length on the standing position and flexion range of motion of the pelvic angle, lumbar angle, and thoracic angle
5. Passive compliance and length of the hamstring muscles of healthy men and women
6. Method-related variations in estimates of gravity correction values using electromechanical dynamometry: A knee extension study
7. Gravitational moment correction in isokinetic dynamometry using anthropometric data