Relation between postural stability and plantar flexors muscle volume in young males

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2089-2094

  Ushiyama, Junichi ^a,b   Masani, Kei ^c  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

center of pressure; Force platform; muscle; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027922400     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31821e512d     Document Type: Article

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