Comparing different approaches for determining joint torque parameters from isovelocity dynamometer measurements

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 955-961

  Forrester, S E ^a   Yeadon, M R ^a   King, M A ^a   Pain, M T G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maximum velocity knee extension; Maximum voluntary joint torque; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS; HUMAN MOVEMENTS; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; INHIBITION EFFECT; ISOMETRIC TORQUE; JOINT TORQUES; KNEE EXTENSION; MAXIMAL EFFORTS; MAXIMUM TORQUE; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY JOINT TORQUE; QUADRICEPS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DIFFERENCES; SCORE FUNCTION; TORQUE DATA; TORQUE FUNCTION; TORQUE-BASED;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; DYNAMOMETERS; ESTIMATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

TORQUE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT TORQUE; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; JOINTS; KINETICS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MOTION; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 79952043737     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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