The effect of static and dynamic stretching exercises on the maximal isokinetic strength of the knee extensors and flexors

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-291

  Papadopoulos, G ^a   Siatras, Th ^a   Kellis, S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dynamic stretching; Isokinetic torque; Knee muscles; Static stretching; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POST HOC ANALYSIS; STATIC EXERCISE; STUDENT; TORQUE;

EID: 33644644993     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2005-0216     Document Type: Article

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