Isokinetic evaluation of shoulder internal and external rotators concentric strength and endurance in baseball players: Variations from pre-pubescence to adulthood

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 237-241

  Huang, Tung Fu ^a   Wei, Shun Hwa ^a   Jung Chi, Chiu ^a   Hsu, Miao Ju ^a   Chang, Hsiao Yun ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Baseball; Pitcher; Rotation strength; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREPUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER INJURY; TORQUE;

EID: 33644638654     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2005-0207     Document Type: Article

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