Determining the minimum number of passive stretches necessary to alter musculotendinous stiffness

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 957-961

  Ryan, Eric D ^a   Herda, Trent J ^a   Costa, Pablo B ^a   Defreitas, Jason M ^a   Beck, Travis W ^a   Stout, Jeffrey ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant torque; Creep; Electromyography; Passive stiffness; Passive torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGIDITY; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949112780     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410902998254     Document Type: Article

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