by Raymond Chi Hung So. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-166). / ABSTRACT / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- GENERAL INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- BACKGROUND INFORMATION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.1.1 --- Muscle strength --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.1.2 --- Muscle speed of contraction --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1.3 --- Muscle endurance --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATION --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2.1 --- Method of evaluation --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2.2 --- Sports specific muscle characteristics --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4 --- OPERATIONAL DEFINITION --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- FAST TWITCH AND SLOW TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- ISOKINETIC PARAMETERS BEING INVESTIGATED --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- ELITE ATHLETE --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- NORMAL YOUNG ADULT --- p.12 / Chapter 1.5 --- ASSUMPTION --- p.12 / Chapter 1.6 --- LIMITATION AND DELIMITATION --- p.13 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- GENETICS FACTOR --- p.13 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- SEX FACTOR --- p.13 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- AGE FACTOR --- p.14 / Chapter 1.6.4 --- BODY MASS FACTOR --- p.15 / Chapter 1.7 --- SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS STUDY --- p.15 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1 --- IMPORTANCE OF MUSCLE STRENGTH TO SPORTS PERFORMANCE --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2 --- IMPORTANCE OF MUSCLE STRENGTH IN SPORTS INJURY PREVENTION --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3 --- MEASUREMENT OF MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- CONCENTRIC ISOTONIC CONTRACTION --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- ISOKINETIC CONTRACTION --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- Basic concept --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Reliability and validity --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.3.3 --- Advantage --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4 --- ISOKINETIC MUSCULAR CHARACTERISTICS FOR DIFFERENT SPORTS --- p.27 / Chapter 2.5 --- RELATION OF ISOKINETIC MUSCULAR CHARACTERISTICS TO THE SPORT SUCCESS --- p.30 / Chapter 2.6 --- ISOKINETIC PARAMETERS BEING INVESTIGATED --- p.33 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- "TORQUE ACCELERATION ENERGY, AVERAGE POWER AND TOTAL WORK" --- p.34 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- ANTAGONIST TO AGONIST MUSCLE RATIO --- p.35 / Chapter 2.7 --- SPORTS SPECIFIC MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS PROFILE --- p.37 / Chapter 2.8 --- SUMMARY --- p.38 / Chapter III. --- MATERIAL AND METHOD --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1 --- PROJECT DESIGN --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- SUBJECT --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- EQUIPMENT --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1.2.1 --- Cybex II+ machine --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1.2.2 --- Cybex II+ measurement characteristics --- p.42 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- THE PROCEDURE OF STUDY --- p.44 / Chapter 3.1.3.1 --- Test protocol --- p.44 / Chapter 3.1.3.2 --- Testing procedure --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2 --- DATA ANALYSIS --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3 --- SUMMARY --- p.50 / Chapter IV. --- RESULT --- p.51 / Chapter 4.1 --- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUBJECT --- p.51 / Chapter 4.2 --- ISOKINETIC TEST RESULT --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- KNEE EXTENSION AND FLEXION --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- ANKLE PLANTAR AND DORSI-FLEXION --- p.54 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- SHOULDER EXTENSION AND FLEXION --- p.56 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- SHOULDER HORIZONTAL ABDUCTION AND ADDUCTION --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- ELBOW EXTENSION AND FLEXION --- p.60 / Chapter 4.3 --- SUMMARY --- p.62 / Chapter 4.4 --- DATA RESULTS --- p.64 / Chapter V. --- DISCUSSION --- p.90 / Chapter 5.1 --- THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF RESULTS --- p.90 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- KNEE EXTENSION AND FLEXION --- p.90 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- ANKLE PLANTAR AND DORSI-FLEXION --- p.107 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- SHOULDER EXTENSION AND FLEXION --- p.111 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- SHOULDER HORIZONTAL ABDUCTION AND ADDUCTION --- p.121 / Chapter 5.1.5 --- ELBOW EXTENSION AND FLEXION --- p.126 / Chapter 5.2 --- THE DISCREPANCY OF THE CYBEX TEST --- p.129 / Chapter 5.3 --- THE METHODOLOGY --- p.130 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- CONTROL OF SUBJECTS --- p.130 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- CONTROL OF THE DOMINANT LOWER EXTREMITY --- p.132 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION --- p.133 / Chapter VII. --- APPENDICES --- p.137 / Chapter VIII. --- REFERENCES --- p.152
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318919 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Contributors | So, Raymond Chi Hung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Clinical and Pathological Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, [9], 165 leaves : ill. (some mounted col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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