Effects of ankle power training on movement time in mobility-impaired older women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1233-1240

  Webber, Sandra C ^a,b   Porter, Michelle M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Concentric; High velocity; Resistance training; Response time

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REACTION TIME; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WALKING;

EID: 77954056840     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181cdd4e9     Document Type: Article

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