The applicability of muscle ultrasonography in physiotherapy researches

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Rezasoltani, Asghar ^a,b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

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

Author keywords

Muscle; Physiotherapy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

EID: 85015511187     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.15.33     Document Type: Article

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