Scientific evidence on methods to assess the elasticity of the ischiotibial muscle;Evidencia científica de los métodos de evaluación de la elasticidad de la musculatura isquiosural

Osteopatia Cientifica

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 115-124

  Quintana Aparicio, Erika ^a,b   Alburquerque Sendín, Francisco ^c  

^a Escuela de Osteopatia de Madrid   (Spain)

^b Policlínica FisioTex ^*  (Spain)

^c Ingeniería y Radiología Médica Escuela Universitaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal system; Reproductibility of results; Review; Validity of tests

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELASTICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GONIOMETRY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG EXERCISE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SITTING; VALIDITY;

EID: 74949088157     PISSN: 18869297     EISSN: 11396040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1886-9297(08)75760-6     Document Type: Review

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