Measurement of isometric wrist muscle strength - A systematic review of starting position and test protocol

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 693-702

  Bialocerkowski, Andrea E ^a,b   Grimmer, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT POSITIONING; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; WRIST DISEASE;

HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; METHODS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; PRONATION; SUPINATION; WRIST;

EID: 0242636793     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr667oa     Document Type: Review

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