Differences in muscle strength in dominant and non-dominant leg in females aged 20-39 years - A population-based study

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-79

  Lanshammar, Katharina ^a   Ribom, Eva L ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dominant leg; Hamstrings to quadriceps ratio; Isokinetic muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAMSTRING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SWEDEN; TORQUE; WALKING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TORQUE;

EID: 79954593476     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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