Effect of massage of the hamstring muscle group on performance of the sit and reach test

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-351

  Barlow, A ^a   Clarke, R ^a   Johnson, N ^a   Seabourne, B ^a   Thomas, D ^a   Gal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 2942571114     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003673     Document Type: Article

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