Strength training the free limb attenuates strength loss during unilateral immobilization

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 730-736

  Farthing, Jonathan P ^a   Krentz, Joel R ^a   Magnus, Charlene R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross education; Disuse; Limb unloading; Muscle atrophy; Wrist strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADAPTATION; DISABLED PERSON; ECHOGRAPHY; FITNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASTS, SURGICAL; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149166062     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91331.2008     Document Type: Article

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