Effect of a 15-day pragmatic hamstring stretching program on hamstring flexibility and single hop for distance test performance

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-281

  Ross, Michael D ^a  

^a DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Active knee extension test; Hamstring injury; Lower extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JUMPING; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37549064758     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620701693298     Document Type: Article

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