A biomechanical assessment of isometric handgrip force and fatigue at different anatomical positions

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-133

  Alkurdi, Ziad D ^a   Dweiri, Yazan M ^b  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Actin and myosin; Anthropometric parameters; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; NUTRITION; ORTHOPEDICS;

ACTIN AND MYOSIN; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRICS; BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT; MAXIMAL FORCES; MUSCLE FUNCTION; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

PROTEINS;

ADDUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT POSTURE; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HANDEDNESS;

EID: 77952015846     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.26.2.123     Document Type: Article

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