Dynamic elastic and static viscoelastic stress-relaxation properties of the calf muscle-tendon unit of men and women

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-44

  Gajdosik, Richard L ^a   Lentz, Deborah J ^a   McFarley, Dianne C ^a   Meyer, Kaylene M ^a   Riggin, Tammy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf muscle tendon unit; Dynamic elastic properties; Men; Static viscoelastic properties; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FORCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGIDITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATIC EXERCISE; STRESS; TENDON; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33644897849     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2006-0219     Document Type: Article

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