The effects of serial stretch loading on stretch work and stretch- shorten cycle performance in the knee musculature

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 412-422

  Benn, Chris ^a   Forman, Katie ^a   Mathewson, Dennis ^a   Tapply, Melanie ^a   Tiskus, Susan ^a   Whang, Ken ^a   Blanpied, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower extremity; Serial stretch loading; Stretch work; Stretch shorten cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KNEE; LEG EXERCISE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031861380     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1998.27.6.412     Document Type: Article

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