Ulnar and tibial bending stiffness as an index of bone strength in synchronized swimmers and gymnasts

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 400-407

  Liang, Michael T C ^a   Arnaud, Sara B ^b   Steele, Charles R ^c   Hatch, Patrick ^b   Moreno, Alexjandro ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Exercise; Mechanical loading; Muscle; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE BOWING; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGIDITY; SPORT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SWIMMING; TIBIA; ULNA;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; ELASTICITY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS; TIBIA; ULNA;

EID: 22144462453     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-1351-2     Document Type: Article

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