The relationship between passive ankle plantar flexion joint torque and gastrocnemius muscle and achilles tendon stiffness: Implications for flexibility

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 269-276

  Kawakami, Yasuo ^a   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^b   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dorsiflexion; Flexibility; Plantar flexors; Stretching

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; TORQUE;

EID: 43049103861     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2008.2632     Document Type: Article

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