Whole body vibration as an adjunct to static stretching

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 584-589

  Feland, J B ^a   Hawks, M ^a   Hopkins, J T ^a   Hunter, I ^a   Johnson, A W ^a   Eggett, D L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

flexibility; hamstring; stretching; vibration; whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TIME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954981624     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1254084     Document Type: Article

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