Neural and mechanical responses of the triceps surae muscle group after 1 h of repeated fast passive stretches

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2325-2332

  Avela, Janne ^a   Finni, Taija ^a   Liikavainio, Tuomas ^a   Niemelä, Elina ^a   Komi, Paavo V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Muscle adaptation; Muscle stretch; Reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STRESS; TENDON; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX, STRETCH; TENDONS; TORQUE;

EID: 2442666574     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01010.2003     Document Type: Article

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