Muscle strength in the lower extremity does not predict postinstruction improvements in the landing patterns of female athletes

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 353-361

  Mizner, Ryan L ^a,c   Kawaguchi, Jeffrey K ^a   Chmielewski, Terese L ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Box T ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Biomechanics; Hip; Knee; Motion analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 44849124728     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2008.2726     Document Type: Article

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