Test-retest reliability of biomechanical output and subjective ratings of exertion in isometric and isokinetic shoulder forward flexion in healthy subjects

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 169-178

  Lindström, Britta ^a   Waling, Kerstin ^a   Sundelin, Gunnevi ^a   Ahlgren, Christina ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Borg CR10 scale; Force output; Isokinetic dynamometry; Reliability; Shoulder flexion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0347599169     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190310017606     Document Type: Article

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