Comparison of stretching with ice, stretching with heat, or stretching alone on hamstring flexibility

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 324-327

  Brodowicz, Gary R ^a   Welsh, Robert ^b   Wallis, James ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Flexibility; Stretching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141488956     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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