Calf stretching in non-weight bearing versus weight bearing

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-210

  Dinh, N V ^a   Freeman, H ^a   Granger, J ^a   Wong, S ^a   Johanson, M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle dorsiflexion; range of motion; therapeutic exercise

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; STRETCHING EXERCISE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953034476     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268505     Document Type: Article

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