Stretching techniques to improve flexibility in special olympics athletes and their coaches

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-34

  Stopka, Christine ^a   Morley, Kevin ^a   Siders, Ronald ^a   Schuette, Josh ^a   Houck, Ashley ^a   Gilmet, Yul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility training; Mental retardation; PNF techniques; Special populations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036188137     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.11.1.22     Document Type: Article

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