Influence of hip-flexion angle on hamstrings isokinetic activity in sprinters

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 390-395

  Guex, Kenny ^a,b   Gojanovic, Boris ^b   Millet, Gŕegoire P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eccentric exercises; Hamstrings to quadriceps ratio; Injury prevention; Lengthtension relationship; Muscle strains

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP INJURIES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUNNING; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865221586     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-47.4.04     Document Type: Article

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