Comparison of ballistic and static stretching on hamstring muscle length using an equal stretching dose

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3008-3014

  Covert, Christopher A ^a   Alexander, Melanie P ^b   Petronis, John J ^c   Davis, D Scott ^c  

^a Mountain River Physical Therapy   (United States)

^b PT Group   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Flexibility; Knee extension angle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952200624     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181bf3bb0     Document Type: Article

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