The effects of Kinesio-Taping® on quadriceps strength during isokinetic exercise in healthy non athlete women

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Vithoulka, I ^a   Beneka, A ^b   Malliou, P ^b   Aggelousis, N ^b   Karatsolis, K ^a   Diamantopoulos, K ^a  

^a Polyklinik Olympic Village ^*  (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Concentric exercise; Eccentric exercise; Isokinetic torque

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

EID: 77949566043     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2010-0352     Document Type: Article

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