The effect of static stretching on maximal voluntary contraction and force-time curve characteristics

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-194

  Papadopoulos, Christos ^a   Kalapotharakos, Vasilios I ^a   Noussios, Georgios ^a   Meliggas, Konstantinos ^a   Gantiraga, Evangelia ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

EMG activity; Flexibility; Isometric force

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOGGING; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STATIC EXERCISE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRETCHING;

EID: 33746747180     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.15.3.185     Document Type: Article

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