Isokinetics: Muscle Testing, Interpretation, and Clinical ApplicationsIt is over 25 years since isokinetic dynamometry was first introduced into clinical practice and exercise science. Physical therapy, in particular, has benefited significantly from this technology, which rapidly became the tool of choice in hundreds of research papers as well as the cornerstone of quantitative muscle performance assessment in the clinical setting. About 1984, the technology behind isokinetic dynamometry made considerable progress when computers were incorporated to control the hardware, that is the integral power sources and the on-line processing of mechanical signals. This enabled users to establish a common basis for carrying out eccentric contractions and to obtain comprehensive information on muscle strength immediately. This book does not pretend to cover all the topics that have been examined under isokinetics. Nor is it intended to be a quick and superficial introduction to clinical applications. Rather, it is aimed at those who have at least some experience and are at a stage where they are beginning to ask some very serious questions and would not necessarily be happy with very simple answers. |
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Contents
Isokinetics of the hip muscles | 5 |
Hardware test parameters and issues in testing | 23 |
Reproducibility validity and related topics | 41 |
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| Title | Isokinetics: Muscle Testing, Interpretation, and Clinical Applications |
| Author | Zeevi Dvir |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Churchill Livingstone, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 19, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0443047944, 9780443047947 |
| Length | 199 pages |
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