AN INEXPENSIVE METHOD TO MEASURE KNEE EXTENSORS' POWER IN OLDER ADULTS

Introduction: Measuring knee extensors' power in elderly population is crucial but not accessible to everyone. Objective: To provide a method to calculate knee extensors' power in a conventional knee extension machine. Method: Thirteen sedentary elderly women (69.3±4.1 years) performed six...

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Main Author: Pinho,João Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Mezêncio,Bruno (author), Claudino,João Gustavo Oliveira (author), Soncin,Rafael (author), Hernandez,Arnaldo José (author), Serrão,Júlio Cerca (author), Amadio,Alberto Carlos (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
aged
muscle strength
quadriceps muscle
knee
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-86922015000600421
Country:Brazil
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