Effects of stretching on peak torque and the H:Q ratio

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-65

  Costa, P B ^a   Ryan, E D ^a   Herda, T J ^a   DeFreitas, J M ^a   Beck, T W ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury risk; Knee injury; Muscle injury; Muscle strain; Strength; Stretching induced

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; THIGH; TORQUE; VELOCITY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549122422     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038738     Document Type: Article

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