Reliability of reciprocal and non-reciprocal isokinetic quadriceps peak torque measurements produced under various angular velocities in dancers

Physiotherapy Singapore

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-17

  Pua, Yong Hao ^a   Yong, J ^a   Ng, L ^a   Chew, K ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Concentric contractions; Isokinetics; Knee; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMOMETRY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036523274     PISSN: 02191091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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