Effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on stiffness and force-producing characteristics of the ankle in active women

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 572-577

  Rees, Sven S ^a   Murphy, Aron J ^a   Watsford, Mark L ^a   McLachlan, Ken A ^a   Coutts, Aaron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Musculotendinous unit; Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 34250872826     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-20175.1     Document Type: Article

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