Altered hamstring strength profile in Gaelic footballers with a previous hamstring injury

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Mackey, Colum ^a   O'Sullivan, Kieran ^a   O'Connor, Anne ^a   Clifford, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

angle to peak torque; Gaelic football; hamstring; injury; Isokinetics; muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOOTBALL; HAMSTRING; HAMSTRING INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

EID: 78751525517     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2011-0396     Document Type: Article

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