Short-duration massage at the hamstrings musculotendinous junction induces greater range of motion

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1917-1924

  Huang, Stacey Y ^a   Di Santo, Mario ^b   Wadden, Katie P ^a   Cappa, Dario F ^c   Alkanani, Thamir ^a   Behm, David G ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Institute for the Teaching of Physical Education   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CATAMARCA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Autogenic inhibition; Flexibility; Manual manipulation; Passive tension; Stretch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TENDON; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956920413     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e06e0c     Document Type: Article

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