The missing link? Therapy issues of open and closed chains

Physiotherapy

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 465-470

  Butler, Penelope B ^a   Major, Richard E ^b  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Kinetic chain; Movement control; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BODY POSITION; EXERCISE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINETICS; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042355189     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)60003-X     Document Type: Article

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