An acute bout of self-myofascial release increases range of motion without a subsequent decrease in muscle activation or force

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 812-821

  MacDonald, Graham Z ^a   Penney, Michael D H ^a   Mullaley, Michelle E ^a   Cuconato, Amanda L ^a   Drake, Corey D J ^a   Behm, David G ^a   Button, Duane C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foam rolling; Force; Myofascial release; Quadriceps; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCIA; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCIA; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877935481     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825c2bc1     Document Type: Article

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