The rate of force development scaling factor (RFD-SF): Protocol, reliability, and muscle comparisons

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-369

  Bellumori, Maria ^a   Jaric, Slobodan ^a   Knight, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Measurement; Motor control; Muscle; Neuromuscular; Physical function; Power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELBOW; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATE OF FORCE DEVELOPMENT SCALING FACTOR; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79960931687     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2735-7     Document Type: Article

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