Maximal strength training as physical rehabilitation for patients with substance use disorder; a randomized controlled trial

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Unhjem, Runar ^a   Flemmen, Grete ^a,b   Hoff, Jan ^a,b   Wang, Eivind ^a,b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Muscle strength; One repetition maximum; Physical health; Rate of force development; V wave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOWER LIMB; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 85053341962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20521847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13102-016-0032-2     Document Type: Article

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