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SRC-3fc01b123ef6 Maffiuletti NA 2016

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Rate of force development: physiological and methodological considerations.

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DOI: 10.1007/s00421-016-3346-6

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Maffiuletti NA, Aagaard P, Blazevich AJ, Folland J, Tillin N, Duchateau J. Rate of force development: physiological and methodological considerations. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2016;116:1091–1116. DOI 10.1007/s00421-016-3346-6

Maffiuletti, Nicola A, Aagaard, Per, Blazevich, Anthony J, Folland, Jonathan, Tillin, Neale, Duchateau, Jacques. Rate of force development: physiological and methodological considerations. European journal of applied physiology. 2016. DOI 10.1007/s00421-016-3346-6 Source examined: Abstract and methodological context. General RFD methods source; no stroke threshold transferred.

Conditions: COND-PD Parkinson’s disease, COND-STROKE Stroke

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Parkinson’s disease — strength

STR-45-01

Limitations: Only current scoped checks; archived captures not authenticated against live originals.

Parkinson’s disease strength

Parkinson’s disease strength component — General RFD methodological guidance

The full methodological review supports low-noise rigid fixation, at least 1-k Hz sampling, familiarization, stable baseline, no pretension/countermovement, five acceptable trials, averaging the best three, minimal filtering and multiple windows. It is not PD-specific validation.

Source locator: Methodological Considerations and Recommendations

Limitations: AI-assisted source comparison; no raw-data verification.

Stroke

General methodological review distinguishes neural/contractile determinants over rising force, emphasizes onset/pre-tension/instruction/window control. It supplies no stroke-specific prognostic threshold; report appropriately uses methodological context.

Source locator: Methodological considerations

Limitations: Methodological context review, not a stroke prognostic validation or full empirical-claim audit of every result in this general review.

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