Association between post-game recovery protocols, physical and perceived recovery, and performance in elite Australian Football League players

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-156

  Bahnert, Andrew ^a,b   Norton, Kevin ^a,b   Lock, Phillip ^b  

^a Adelaide Football Club ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Association rule mining; Elite athletes; Fatigue; Muscle soreness; Perceptual recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE RECOVERY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; POST GAME RECOVERY PROTOCOL; PROBABILITY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SWIMMING POOL; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873522386     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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