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THE RESPONSE OF THE QUADRICEPS FEMORIS TO PROGRESSIVE-RESISTANCE EXERCISES IN POLIOMYELITIC PATIENTS
Thomas L. Delorme; Robert S. Schwab; Arthur L. Watkins
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
1948 by The American Orthopaedic Association, Inc.
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1948; 30:834-847 
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Abstract

The qualitative and quantitative evidence presented supports the hypothesis that, following acute anterior poliomyelitis, the remaining innervated muscles respond to proressive-resistance exercises by an increase in strength and work capacity in much the same manner as normal muscles.

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