Inter-machine reliability of the Biodex and Cybex isokinetic dynamometers for knee flexor/extensor isometric, concentric and eccentric tests

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 59-65

  de Araujo Ribeiro Alvares, João Breno ^a   Rodrigues, Rodrigo ^a   de Azevedo Franke, Rodrigo ^a   da Silva, Bruna Gonçalves Cordeiro ^a   Pinto, Ronei Silveira ^a   Vaz, Marco Aurélio ^a   Baroni, Bruno Manfredini ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hamstring; Isokinetic dynamometry; Quadriceps; Test retest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONCENTRIC TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DYNAMOMETER; ECCENTRIC TEST; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMACHINE RELIABILITY; ISOMETRIC TEST; KNEE EXTENSOR MUSCLE; KNEE FLEXOR MUSCLE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TORQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; KNEE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920873813     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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