Contralateral leg deficits in kinetic and kinematic variables during running in Australian Rules football players with previous hamstring injuries

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2539-2544

  Brughelli, Matt ^a   Cronin, John ^a,b   Mendiguchia, Jurdan ^c   Kinsella, Dave ^a   Nosaka, Ken ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c Studies   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bi articulate muscles; Horizontal force; Limb imbalances; Muscle strains; Transfer of power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; THIGH; TIME;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; SOCCER; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956927463     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b603ef     Document Type: Article

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