Relationships Between Age and Voluntary Force Generation in Movements at Controlled Velocities

Ommer, M. Julie (1987) Relationships Between Age and Voluntary Force Generation in Movements at Controlled Velocities. MSc(R) thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

This study was undertaken to investigate the development of children's torque generating capacities in maximal limb movements performed at a range of angular velocities. To be able to obtain meaningful information from this investigation the answers to five specific questions were sought: 1. what is the relationship between the peak torque and velocity for the subjects? 2. what effect does age have on the peak torque scores? 3. to what extent do commonly used parameters of growth i. e. age and measures of body size, explain the variation in peak torque scores? 4. are there any sex differences in (a) peak torque scores? (b) body size measurements? 5. is it possible to obtain PT scores representative of the subject's maximum voluntary effort?

• Item Type: Thesis (MSc(R))
• Qualification Level: Masters
• Keywords: Physiology, Biomechanics
• Date of Award: 1987
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1987-77514
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2020 09:06
• Last Modified: 14 Jan 2020 09:06
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/77514