The effect of patella taping on quadriceps strength and functional performance in normal subjects

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-36

  Herrington, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isokinetic test; Patella taping; Patellofemoral pain syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE;

EID: 1542516140     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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