Acute stretch perception alteration contributes to the success of the PNF "contract-relax" stretch

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-92

  Mitchell, Ulrike H ^a   Myrer, J William ^a   Hopkins, J Ty ^a   Hunter, Iain ^a   Feland, J Brent ^a   Hilton, Sterling C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation; Range of motion gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 35848933908     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.16.2.85     Document Type: Article

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