The effect of passive stretching on delayed onset muscle soreness, and other detrimental effects following eccentric exercise

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 216-221

  Lund, H ^a,c   Vestergaard Poulsen, P ^a   Kanstrup, I L ^a   Sejrsen, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Skodsborg Fysioterapiskole   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Isokinetic exercise; Magnetic resonance; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

ADULT; CREATINE KINASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHOCREATINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032134474     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00195.x     Document Type: Article

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