A Method for Rapid Collection and Processing of Isokinetic Data |
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| Authors: | Louis R Osternig James A Sawhill Barry T Bates Joseph Hamill |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Education , University of Oregon , Eugene , 97403 , USA;2. Department of Physical Education , North Carolina , Chapil Hill , 27514 , USA;3. Department of Physical Education , Southern Illinois , Carbondale , 62901 , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This study verified earlier anecdotal evidence indicating that spatial assimilations could be reduced by offsetting movements in time. In Experiment 1, 40 right-handed participants (ages 18–23 years) made single and dual quick lever reversals of 20° and 60° with the left and right limbs, respectively. Participants were assigned to either the Overlapping (O) group, in which one limb began when the other limb reached the reversal point, or to the Sequential (S) group in which one limb followed the other with a delay of 114 ms, on average. The shorter-distance limb of the O group overshot relative to the S group. Short-distance spatial assimilations were also shown in the S group in Experiment 2, when the delay was increased to 250, 500, or 1,500 ms (N = 30), suggesting that assimilation effects can be caused by command interactions at both the planning and the execution levels. |
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| Keywords: | computer processing data collection exercise isokinetic dynamometer limb acceleration range of motion rehabilitation torque |
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