Effects of hamstring stretching exercises on the toe-touch test in elementary schoolchildren

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-289

  Sainz De Baranda, Pilar ^a   Rodriguez P L ^b   Santonja, F M ^c   Lopez P A ^a   Andujar P ^d   Ferrer, V ^c   Pastor, A ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hamstring; Schoolchildren; Stretching; Toe touch test

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845923342     PISSN: 03067297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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