Acute lower extremity running kinematics after a hamstring stretch

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Hammonds, Autumn L Davis ^a   Laudner, Kevin G ^b   McCaw, Steve ^b   McLoda, Todd A ^b  

^a AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Straight leg raises

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HIP; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859262159     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-47.1.5     Document Type: Article

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