Effect of superficial heat, deep heat, and active exercise warm-up on the extensibility of the plantar flexors

Physical Therapy

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1206-1214

  Knight, C A ^a   Rutledge, C R ^a   Cox, M E ^a   Acosta, M ^a   Hall, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Plantar flexors; Range of motion; Stretching; Thermal modalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEAT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034969029     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/81.6.1206     Document Type: Article

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