Preventing hamstring injuries in sport

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-64

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

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Eccentric exercise; Muscle strain; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649950949     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e3181638263     Document Type: Article

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