Cervical resistance training: Effects on isometric and dynamic strength

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1131-1135

  Taylor, Marcus K ^a,c   Hodgdon, James A ^a   Griswold, Lisa ^a   Miller, Amanda ^a   Roberts, Donald E ^a   Escamilla, Rafael F ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Stress Physiology Research Core   (United States)

Author keywords

Neck strength; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK INJURY; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; TRAINING;

ADULT; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK; NECK INJURIES; NECK MUSCLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750442197     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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