Effect of stretching on agonist-antagonist muscle activity and muscle force output during single and multiple joint isometric contractions

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-60

  McBride, J M ^a   Deane, R ^a   Nimphius, S ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Power; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33845755862     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2005.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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