Injuries and muscle tightness in soccer;Verletzungen und muskelverkürzungen im fußballsport

Sportverletzung-Sportschaden

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 142-147

  Kreckel, V ^b   Eysel, P ^a   Konig D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Athletic injury; Functional muscular diagnostic; Janda; Muscle tightness; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 4844229358     PISSN: 09320555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813149     Document Type: Article

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