Kinematics of the Toe Touching Test: An Investigation Using Motion Analysis

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-138

  Rice, J ^a   Kaliszer, M ^b   Walsh, M ^a   Jenkinson, A ^a   O'Brien, Timothy M ^a  

^a Central Remedial Clinic Ireland   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

AMA guidelines; Ankle; Hip; Knee; Low back; Movement; Toe touching

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; EVALUATION; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEG; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; GUIDELINES; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOVEMENT; PLIABILITY;

EID: 1542514705     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10202     Document Type: Article

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