The TiltMeter app is a novel and accurate measurement tool for the weight bearing lunge test

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 392-395

  Williams, Cylie M ^a,b,c   Caserta, Antoni J ^c   Haines, Terry P ^a,b  

^a Kingston Centre   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Cardinia Casey Community Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankle; Biomedical technology; Joint range of motion; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MEDICAL DEVICE; RANGE OF MOTION; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT BEARING LUNGE TEST; WORKPLACE;

ANKLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; JOINT RANGE OF MOTION; RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84881616350     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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