Coordination in arm movements during crawl stroke in elite swimmers with a loco-motor disability

Human Movement Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-65

  Satkunskiene, Danguole ^a   Schega, Lutz ^b   Kunze, Katrin ^c   Birzinyte, Kristina ^a   Daly, Daniel ^b  

^a LITHUANIAN SPORTS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crawlstroke; Disability sport; Motor coordination; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; SWIMMING;

ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SWIMMING;

EID: 20344398163     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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