Determining the minimal number of cyclic passive stretch repetitions recommended for an acute increase in an indirect measure of hamstring length

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-120

  Boyce, David ^a   Brosky Jr , Joseph A ^a  

^a BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; STANDARD;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449116216     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980701378298     Document Type: Article

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