The effects of strength training on finger strength and hand dexterity in healthy elderly individuals

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1166-1178

  Olafsdottir, Halla B ^a   Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M ^a   Latash, Mark L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Finger; Force production; Strength training; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 55449100880     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00054.2008     Document Type: Article

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