Dorsiflexion capacity affects Achilles tendon loading during drop landings

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 706-713

  Whitting, John W ^a   Steele, Julie R ^a   McGhee, Deirdre E ^a   Munro, Bridget J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

FLEXIBILITY; INJURY PREVENTION; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; TENDINOPATHY

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDINITIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDINOPATHY; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953742577     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181f474dd     Document Type: Article

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