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Resonant frequency at the wrist in hypermobile women
Author(s) -
Walsh EG,
Lambert M,
Wright GW,
Powers N,
Nuki G
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0958-0670
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1991.sp003493
Subject(s) - wrist , thixotropy , medicine , compliance (psychology) , connective tissue , cardiology , anatomy , materials science , psychology , pathology , composite material , social psychology
The resonant frequency of the wrist has been measured in sixteen hypermobile and nine normal women at ten levels of peak torque. At the lowest level the results were identical but at the others the hypermobile values were lower. Damping and thixotropy appeared to be normal. In another group the grip strength of hypermobile subjects was similar to that of controls. The possibility that the connective tissue of the musculature of hypermobile subjects is of enhanced compliance is discussed.