Effects of a plyometric program on vertical landing force and jumping performance in college women

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 185-192

  Vescovi, Jason D ^a   Canavan, Paul K ^a   Hasson, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular training; Non contact ACL injury; Performance enhancement; Plyometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLYOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; VOLUNTEER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS;

EID: 53949094780     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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