Real-time morphologic changes of the iliotibial band during therapeutic stretching; an ultrasonographic study

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 334-340

  Wang, Hsing Kuo ^a   Ting Fang Shih, Tiffany ^b,c   Lin, Kwan Hwa ^c   Wang, Tyng Guey ^b  

^a Pediatric Dentistry   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Iliotibial band; Stretch; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADULT; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 46149084245     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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