TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Isokinetic handedness in the abduction-adduction movement of shoulder
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 1999
VL  - 3
SP  - 41
EP  - 49
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=99010041
KW  - adult
KW  - arm movement
KW  - article
KW  - controlled study
KW  - device
KW  - dynamometry
KW  - female
KW  - force
KW  - handedness
KW  - human
KW  - human experiment
KW  - isokinetic exercise
KW  - left handedness
KW  - male
KW  - normal human
KW  - right handedness
KW  - shoulder
KW  - velocity
KW  - work
N2  - In view of the heterogeneity of samples and the diversity of the results reflected in the literature. The aim of our study was to examine the behaviour of handedness in the upper limbs using isokinetic analysis. We took a sample of 30 men and 30 women, each group comprising of 20 right-handed and 10 left-handed subjects. Using a BIODEX 2000 dynamometer (Biodex Medical Systems, Inc. Brookhaven R and D Plaza 20 Ramsay Road. Box 702 Shirley. New York. 11967-0702), the individuals were subjected to an isokinetic evaluation of the abduction-adduction movement of each upper limb, at a speed of 60 and 120°/s, following a rigorous protocol. The sample was divided by sex and handedness, after which both extremities were compared at both speeds and movements. In the right-handed subjects of both sexes, the mean values of the isokinetic parameters regarding force and work were significantly higher in their dominant limb. However, in the left-handed group, these statistical differences did not appear; therefore, the handedness of their left upper limb was not shown.
ER  -