Reproducibility of isokinetic ankle dorsiflexor strength and fatigue measurements in healthy older subjects

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 263-270

  Holmbäck, Anna Maria ^a   Lexell, Jan ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Ankle; Muscle fatigue; Muscle strength; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; TORQUE;

EID: 36549029777     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2007-0282     Document Type: Article

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