A randomized controlled trial of hamstring stretching: Comparison of four techniques

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 660-667

  Fasen, Jo M ^a   O'Connor, Annie M ^a   Schwartz, Susan L ^b   Watson, John O ^c   Plastaras, Chris T ^a,d   Garvan, Cynthia W ^e   Bulcao, Creso ^f   Johnson, Stephen C ^g   Akuthota, Venu ^c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Spine and Sports Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Hamstring flexibility; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; THIGH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449089562     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318198fbd1     Document Type: Article

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