The reliability of measuring neck muscle strength with a neck muscle force measurement device

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-12

  Rezasoltani, Asghar ^a,b   Ahmadi, Amir ^a   Jafarigol, Azadeh ^a   Vihko, Veikko ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Research Center for Sports and Health Sciences   (Finland)

Author keywords

Force; Neck; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLE; REHABILITATION;

EID: 84983229581     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.15.7     Document Type: Article

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