Effects of eccentric exercise on passive mechanical properties of human gastrocnemius in vivo

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 849-857

  Hoang, Phu D ^a   Herbert, Robert D ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle damage; Muscle soreness; Muscle stiffness; Tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SITTING; STANDING; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; WALKING;

EID: 34249111592     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318033499b     Document Type: Article

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