Changes in ankle joint stiffness due to stretching: The role of tendon elongation of the gastrocnemius muscle

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-119

  Kato, Emika ^a,b   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^c   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^d   Kawakami, Yasuo ^b  

^a JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Gastrocnemius; Joint range of motion; Muscle tendon unit; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449115432     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390903307834     Document Type: Article

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