Hamstring flexibility in young women following passive stretch and muscle energy technique

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 143-148

  Shadmehr, Azadeh ^a   Hadian, Mohmmad Reza ^a   Naiemi, Sedigheh Sadat ^b   Jalaie, Shohreh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hamstring flexibility; Knee extension; Muscle energy technique; Passive stretching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TIGHTNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATIC EXERCISE; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADULT; BACK INJURIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLIABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349469287     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2009-0227     Document Type: Article

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