Differential effects of an acute bout of passive stretching on maximal voluntary torque and the rate of torque development of the calf muscle-tendon unit

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-17

  Maisetti, O ^b,c   Sastre, J ^b   Lecompte, J ^c,d   Portero, P ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Institut de Medecine Aerospatiale du Service de Sante des Armees   (France)

Author keywords

Acute stretching; Passive stiffness; Rate of force development; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; SPORT; TENDON; TORQUE;

EID: 33847700509     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2007-0265     Document Type: Article

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