Inter-limb differences in quadriceps strength and volitional activation

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 471-477

  Pietrosimone, Brian G ^a   Park, Chang M ^a   Gribble, Phillip A ^a   Pfile, Kate R ^a   Tevald, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Central activation ratio; Isokinetic; Knee; Leg dominance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857336716     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.645054     Document Type: Article

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