Application of eccentric exercise on an Australian Rules football player with recurrent hamstring injuries

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Brughelli, Matt ^a   Nosaka, Ken ^a   Cronin, John ^a,b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Isokinetic; Knee flexion; Muscle strain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; FOOTBALL; HAMSTRING INJURY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE INJURY; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; SPORT; TORQUE;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64549123016     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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