The effect of warm-up, static stretching and dynamic stretching on hamstring flexibility in previously injured subjects

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  O'Sullivan, Kieran ^a   Murray, Elaine ^a   Sainsbury, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FLEXIBILITY; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; WARM UP; ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549133822     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-37     Document Type: Article

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