Acute effects of static and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on muscle strength and power output

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 94-103

  Marek, Sarah M ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^a   Fincher, A Louise ^a   Massey, Laurie L ^a   Dangelmaier, Suzanne M ^a   Purkayastha, Sushmita ^a   Fitz, Kristi A ^a   Culbertson, Julie Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Isokinetics; Mechanomyography; Peak torque; Range of motion; Static stretching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PROPRIOCEPTION; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATIC EXERCISE; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 20444405005     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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