Feasibility and reproducibility of muscular strength measures in gymnastics-specific body positions using hand-held dynamometry

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-234

  Siatras, Theophanis A ^a   Douka, Ioanna D ^a   Milosis, Dimitrios C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

force; Gymnasts; hip muscles; NMMT; reliability; shoulder muscles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILD; DYNAMOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 78650507738     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2010-0388     Document Type: Article

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