Evaluation of the Numeric Rating Scale for perception of effort during isometric elbow flexion exercise

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1167-1175

  Lampropoulou, Sofia ^a   Nowicky, Alexander V ^b   Baldissera, Fausto ^c  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Correlation; EMG; Fatigue; Numeric rating scale; Perception of effort; Scale sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861532460     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2074-1     Document Type: Article

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