A stretching program increases the dynamic passive length and passive resistive properties of the calf muscle-tendon unit of unconditioned younger women

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-454

  Gajdosik, Richard L ^a   Allred, Jennifer D ^a   Gabbert, Holly L ^a   Sonsteng, Beth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf muscle tendon unit; Dynamic passive elastic properties; Stretching; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RANK SUM TEST; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TENDON; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 33846874606     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0366-7     Document Type: Article

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