Reliability of handheld dynamometry in assessment of hip strength in adult male football players

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-84

  Fulcher, Mark L ^a,b   Hanna, Chris M ^a,b   Raina Elley, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Adidas Sports Medicine   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

"Reproducibility of results"; Groin; Muscle strength; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOOTBALL; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGUINAL REGION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149086134     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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