Impact of prior exercise on hamstring flexibility: A comparison of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and static stretching

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 489-492

  Funk, Daniel C ^a   Swank, Ann M ^b   Mikla, Benjamin M ^a   Fagan, Todd A ^a   Farr, Brian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cool down; Fitness; Recovery; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRETCHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PLIABILITY; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0141517214     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0489:IOPEOH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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