Viscoelastic properties and flexibility of the human muscle-tendon unit in benign joint hypermobility syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2720-2725

  Magnusson, S P ^a   Julsgaard, C ^a   Aagaard, P ^a   Zacharie, C ^a   Ullman, S ^a   Kobayasi, T ^a   Kjaer, M ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Energy absorption; Flexibility; Stiffness; Stretch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLIABILITY; SYNDROME; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0035200085     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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