The effect of either a pre or post exercise stretch on straight leg raise range of motion (SLR-ROM) in females

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-290

  Gill, T ^a   Wilkinson, A ^b   Edwards, E ^c   Grimmer, K ^d  

^a Department of Human Services ^*  (United States)

^b Private Practioner of Physiotherapy   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; STRETCHING;

EID: 0036952461     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(02)80016-0     Document Type: Article

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