A pilot study to determine the effect of trunk and hip focused neuromuscular training on hip and knee isokinetic strength

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 614-619

  Myer, G D ^a,b   Brent, J L ^a   Ford, K R ^a,c   Hewett, T E ^a,d,e  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HIP; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRUNK; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 47349119910     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.046086     Document Type: Article

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