Passive stretching effects on electromechanical delay and time course of recovery in human skeletal muscle: New insights from an electromyographic and mechanomyographic combined approach

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 485-495

  Esposito, Fabio ^a   Limonta, Eloisa ^a   Cè, Emiliano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; EMD; EMG; Excitation contraction coupling; Mechanomyogram; Stretching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TIME;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REST; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951958690     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1659-4     Document Type: Article

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