Development of a protocol for isometric trunk rotational strength testing and strength asymmetry assessment

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-194

  McIntire, Kevin ^a   Asher, Marc ^b   Burton, Douglas ^b   Liu, Hongzeng ^a   Liu, Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Quantitative measurement; Reliability; Spinal muscles; Strength asymmetry; Strength ratios; Trunk rotational strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 36048974181     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2007-0272     Document Type: Article

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