Gender and bilateral differences in single-leg countermovement jump performance with comparison to a double-leg jump

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-202

  Stephens II, Thomas M ^a   Lawson, Brooke R ^a   DeVoe, Dale E ^a   Reiser II, Raoul F ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral asymmetry; Biomechanics; Hop; Kinematics; Kinetics; Vertical jump

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; KINETIC PARAMETERS;

BILATERAL ASYMMETRY; GROUND REACTION FORCES; LEGS; VERTICAL JUMPS; VOLLEYBALL;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ANKLE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34548289376     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.23.3.190     Document Type: Article

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