A comparison of upper-extremity reaction forces between the Yurchenko vault and floor exercise

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-94

  Seeley, Matthew Kirk ^a,c   Bressel, Eadric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Ground reaction forces; Gymnastics injuries; Vaulting kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645989126     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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