Isokinetic dynamometry of weak muscles

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-20

  Tiffreau, Vincent ^a   Turlure, Alain ^a   Viet, Ghislaine ^a   Thevenon, André ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Isokinetic; Neuromuscular; Testing; Weak muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYNAMOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GRAVITY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC DYNAMOMETRY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037273053     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2003-0114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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