Effects of a short proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching bout on quadriceps neuromuscular function, flexibility, and vertical jump performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 463-470

  Place, Nicolas ^a   Blum, Yannick ^b   Armand, StePhane ^a   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^c   Behm, David G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

PNF; Range of motion; Squat jump; Twitch; Voluntary activation level

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ERGOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874078510     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182576ffe     Document Type: Article

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