Reliability of a New Instrument for Measuring Plantarflexor Muscle Strength

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1164-1170

  Örtqvist, Maria ^a   Gutierrez Farewik, Elena M ^a,b   Farewik, Markus ^b   Jansson, Anna ^a   Bartonek, Åsa ^a   Broström, Eva ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemius muscle; Isometric contraction; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of results; Soleus muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34548388466     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.028     Document Type: Article

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