Ultrasound measurement of the size of the anterior tibial muscle group: The effect of exercise and leg dominance

Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  McCreesh, Karen ^a   Egan, Sinead ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; THICKNESS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 80053165163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2555-3-18     Document Type: Article

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