A 10-week randomized trial comparing eccentric vs. concentric hamstring strength training in well-trained soccer players

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 311-317

  Mjølsnes, Roald ^a   Arnason, Arni ^a   Østhagen, Tor ^b   Raastad, Truls ^a   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Stabæk Klinikken   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hamstring injury; Hamstring torque; Hamstrings:quadriceps ratio; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE;

EID: 5444276249     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0838.2003.367.x     Document Type: Article

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