Eccentric calf muscle exercise produces a greater acute reduction in Achilles tendon thickness than concentric exercise

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 280-283

  Grigg, N L ^a,c   Wearing, S C ^b   Smeathers, J E ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCANEUS; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; THICKNESS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349166620     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.053165     Document Type: Article

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