Construct validity of myotonometric measurements of muscle compliance as a measure of strength

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 913-924

  Gubler Hanna, Coral ^a   Laskin, James ^a   Marx, Benjamin J ^a   Leonard, Charles T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Neurogenic Technologies Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Isometric; Muscle compliance; Myotonometer; Strength testing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC; ISOMETRIC; JOINT FORCES; KNEE EXTENSION; MEASUREMENTS OF; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE COMPLIANCES; MYOTONOMETER; STRENGTH TESTING;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TONOMETRY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 34548720997     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/28/8/013     Document Type: Article

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