Quantification of hand and forearm muscle forces during a maximal power grip task

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1906-1916

  Goislard De Monsabert, Benjamin ^a   Rossi, Jirimy ^a,b   Berton, Éric ^a   Vigouroux, Laurent ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Department of Movement Sciences   (France)

Author keywords

cocontraction; ergonomics; handle; joint forces; Musculoskeletal modelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; FOREARM; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; FOREARM; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE TONUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866552921     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31825d9612     Document Type: Article

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