Equipment Designed to Simulate Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Flexibility Training

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Burke, Darren G ^a,b   Culligan, Christopher J ^c   Holt, Laurence E ^d   Mackinnon, Natalie C ^d  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Innovative devices; Range of motion; Stretching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034397443     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-200005000-00003     Document Type: Article

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