An evaluation of differences in hip external rotation strength and range of motion between female dancers and non-dancers

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 778-783

  Gupta, A ^a   Fernihough, B ^a   Bailey, G ^a   Bombeck, P ^a   Clarke, A ^a   Hopper, D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ROTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DANCING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 10044226285     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.010827     Document Type: Article

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