Flexibility in performance: Foundational concepts and practical issues

Athletic Therapy Today

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 9-12

  Andersen, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence; Movement; Range of motion; Stretching

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; ILIOTIBIAL BAND FRICTION SYNDROME; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE INJURY; MODEL; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK; SOFT TISSUE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRETCHING;

EID: 33747134966     PISSN: 10787895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/att.11.3.9     Document Type: Review

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