RAPID KNEE EXTENSION VELOCITY AS A MARKER OF MUSCLE AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS WITH OBESITY
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- abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the ability to reach a high knee extension velocity, knee extension torque and power, and physical function in overweight and obese older adults.
- subject
- knee extension
- muscle function
- obesity
- older adults
- physical function
- velocity
- contributor
- Marsh, Anthony P (committee chair)
- Fanning, Jason (committee member)
- Beavers, Kristen (committee member)
- date
- 2018-05-24T08:36:14Z (accessioned)
- 2019-05-23T08:30:13Z (available)
- 2018 (issued)
- degree
- Health and Exercise Science (discipline)
- embargo
- 2019-05-23 (terms)
- identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10339/90742 (uri)
- language
- en (iso)
- publisher
- Wake Forest University
- title
- RAPID KNEE EXTENSION VELOCITY AS A MARKER OF MUSCLE AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS WITH OBESITY
- type
- Thesis