Does the eccentric Nordic Hamstring exercise have an effect on isokinetic muscle strength imbalance and dynamic jumping performance in female rugby union players?

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-260

  Anastasi, Sara M ^a   Hamzeh, Maher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hamstring injury; injury prevention; Nordic Hamstring exercise; Strengthening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JUMPING; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; TORQUE;

EID: 82555195200     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: 18785913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2011-0420     Document Type: Article

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