The role of neural tension in stretch-induced strength loss

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1327-1332

  Mchugh, Malachy P ^a   Tallent, Jamie ^b   Johnson, Christopher D ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hamstrings; Length tension; Passive stretch; Slump test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; THIGH; TORQUE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; POSTURE; SPINE; THIGH; TORQUE;

EID: 84878063821     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31828a1e73     Document Type: Article

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