Symptomatic and functional responses to concentric-eccentric isokinetic versus eccentric-only isotonic exercise

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 462-468

  Parr, Jeffrey J ^a   Yarrow, Joshua F ^a,b   Garbo, Carolyn M ^a   Borsa, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced eccentric exercises; Muscle soreness; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOTONIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANGE OF MOTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349085824     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-44.5.462     Document Type: Article

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