Inter-limb musculoskeletal differences in competitive ten-pin bowlers: A preliminary analysis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-26

  Young, K C ^a   Sherk, V D ^a   Bemben, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone free lean body mass; Bone mineral density; DXA; Loading; pQCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRUCTURE; BOWLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR SHAFT; FOREARM; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG; LOADING TEST; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; RADIUS; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADIUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THIGH; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952430813     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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