Adequacy of belt-stabilized testing of knee extension strength

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1963-1967

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a   Bubela, Deborah J ^a   Wang, Ying Chih ^b   Magasi, Susan R ^c   Gershon, Richard C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Lower limb; Measurement; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960098091     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e4f5ce     Document Type: Article

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