Effects of tendon viscoelasticity in Achilles tendinosis on explosive performance and clinical severity in athletes

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Wang, H K ^a   Lin, K H ^a   Su, S C ^b   Shih, T T F ^a,c   Huang, Y C ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HWA HSIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Chen Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; Mechanical hysteresis; One leg hopping; Tendon stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDINITIS; TIME; TORQUE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDINOPATHY; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 84868532012     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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