Acute effects of passive stretching on the electromechanical delay and evoked twitch properties

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-310

  Costa, Pablo B ^a   Ryan, Eric D ^b   Herda, Trent J ^a   Walter, Ashley A ^a   Hoge, Katherine M ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Electromyography; Mechanical properties; Muscle mechanics; Rate of force development

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ANKLE JOINT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 76449112165     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1214-3     Document Type: Article

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