Tendon and ligament adaptation to exercise, immobilization, and remobilization

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-224

  Wren, Tishya A L ^a   Beaupré, Gary S ^b   Carter, Dennis R ^b  

^a Rehabilitation Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adaptation; Exercise; Immobilization; Ligament; Mechanobiology; Tendon

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; LIGAMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENDONS;

EXERCISE; MECHANOBIOLOGY; REMOBILIZATION; TISSUE IMMOBILIZATION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EXERCISE; IMMOBILIZATION; LIGAMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; THEORY;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RABBITS; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033878930     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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