Do elite athletes exhibit enhanced proprioceptive acuity, range and strength of knee rotation compared with non-athletes?

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-112

  Muaidi, Q I ^a   Nicholson, L L ^a   Refshauge, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athlete; Function; Knee rotation; Proprioception; Range of motion; Soccer; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; ROTATION; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59149097409     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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