Muscle imbalances - Fact or fiction?

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-11

  Schlumberger, A ^a,b   Laube, W ^a   Bruhn, S ^a   Herbeck, B ^a   Dahlinger, M ^a   Fenkart, G ^a   Schmidtbleicher, D ^a   Mayer, F ^a  

^a European Interdisciplinary Society for Clinical and Sports Application (EIScsa)   (Germany)

^b Eden Reha   (Germany)

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Muscular imbalance; Neuromuscular rehabilitation; Performance; Strength ratio

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENDER; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33644920389     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2006-0229     Document Type: Review

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