Acute passive stretching in a previously fatigued muscle: Electrical and mechanical response during tetanic stimulation

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1347-1357

  Esposito, Fabio ^a   Cè, Emiliano ^b   Rampichini, Susanna ^a   Veicsteinas, Arsenio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Electromyography; Mechanomyography; Muscle stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TENDON; TETANY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS; TETANY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949107787     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903165093     Document Type: Article

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