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ISOKINETIC MUSCLE STRENGTH TESTING AND TECHNOLOGY OF TRAINING IN SPORTS MEDICINE

TESTE ISOCINÉTICO DE FORÇA MUSCULAR E TECNOLOGIA DE TREINAMENTO NA MEDICINA ESPORTIVA

PRUEBAS ISOCINÉTICAS DE FUERZA MUSCULAR Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ENTRENAMIENTO EN MEDICINA DEPORTIVA

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Current research in sports medicine on muscles adjacent to joints in patients with joint instability focuses on functional instability. However, few studies on muscle strength in the muscles adjacent to the joints in typical patients.

Objective

This study tests the changes in isokinetic muscle strength in flexion-extension muscle groups in common subjects’ knees and elbows.

Methods

Randomly selected ordinary citizens to perform isokinetic muscle strength testing with grip strength, explosive pedaling force, and elbow and knee joint movement speeds of 60°/s.

Results

The single work of the normal knee flexors and extensors decreases with test speed at different movement speeds.

Conclusion

The grip strength test and isokinetic pedaling test can be used as simple muscle strength tests for fitness monitoring. Evidence Level II; Therapeutic Studies - Investigating the result.

Technique, Training; Sports; Sports Medicine

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