Modeling of the passive mechanical properties of the musculo-articular complex: Acute effects of cyclic and static stretching

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 767-773

  Nordez, A ^a   Casari, P ^a   Mariot, J P ^b   Cornu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Friction; Passive stretching; Rheological model; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FRICTION; VISCOSITY;

CYCLIC STRETCHING; ISOKINETIC DYNAMOMETERS; LINEAR VISCOELASTIC; LOADING/UNLOADING CYCLES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; REHABILITATION PROGRAMS; RHEOLOGICAL MODELING; STRETCHING VELOCITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; FRICTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SIMULATION; SPORT; TORQUE; VELOCITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 62949143876     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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