Acute effects of 15 min static or contract-relax stretching modalities on plantar flexors neuromuscular properties

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-252

  Babault, Nicolas ^a,b   Kouassi, Blah Y L ^b   Desbrosses, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Evoked contractions; Maximal voluntary contractions; Medial gastrocnemius; Soleus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STATIC EXERCISE; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FOOT; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049095421     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.12.633     Document Type: Article

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