Influence of the gastrocnemius muscle on the sit-and-reach test assessed by angular kinematic analysis;Influência do músculo gastrocnêmio sobre o teste sentar e alcançar avaliada pela análise cinemática angular

Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-15

  Kawano, Marcio M ^a   Ambar, Gabriel ^c   Oliveira, Beatriz I R ^c   Boer, Marcela C ^c   Cardoso, Ana P R G ^c   Cardoso, Jefferson R ^b  

^a Faculdade Sao Francisco de Barreiras (FASB)   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hip joint; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949320240     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-35552010000100003     Document Type: Article

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