Decrements in stiffness are restored within 10 min

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 484-490

  Mizuno, T ^a   Matsumoto, M ^a   Umemura, Y ^a  

^a CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

human; muscle tendon unit; plantar flexor muscle; short duration; static stretching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TENDON; TIME; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878783121     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1327655     Document Type: Article

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