A comparison of isokinetic muscle strength and power in visually impaired and sighted individuals

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Horvat, Michael ^a   Ray, Christopher ^a   Croce, Ron ^b   Blasch, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

and work; power; strength; visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; TORQUE; VELOCITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 12844289005     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2004-0171     Document Type: Article

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