Absolute reliability of five clinical tests for assessing hamstring flexibility in professional futsal players

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-147

  Ayala, Francisco ^a   Sainz de Baranda, Pilar ^b   De Ste Croix, Mark ^c   Santonja, Fernando ^d,e  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Futsal; Reproducibility; Sit and reach tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BACK SAVER SIT AND REACH TEST; FUTSAL; HAMSTRING; HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MODIFIED SIT AND REACH TEST; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PASSIVE STRAIGHT LEG RAISE TEST; RELIABILITY; SIT AND REACH TEST; SPORT; TOE TOUCH TEST;

ATHLETES; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCCER;

EID: 84857454038     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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