Reproducibility of isokinetic test findings for assessment of wrist spasticity in stroke patients

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Çetin, Nuri ^a   Dilek, Ayse ^a   Aytar, Aydan ^a   Akman, Mahmut Nafiz ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Isokinetic dynamometry; Reproducibility; Spasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPASTICITY; STROKE PATIENT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WRIST;

EID: 41849123085     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2008-0297     Document Type: Article

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