The use of MRI to evaluate posterior thigh muscle activity and damage during Nordic hamstring exercise

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3426-3435

  Mendiguchia, Jurdan ^a   Arcos, Asier L ^b   Garrues, Mirian A ^c   Myer, Gregory D ^d,e,f,g   Yanci, Javier ^h   Idoate, Fernando ⁱ  

^a Zentrum Rehab and Performance Center ^*  (Spain)

^b Club Atletico Osasuna   (Spain)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

ⁱ Clinica San Miguel   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eccentric; Hamstring strain; Hamstring strengthening; Injury prevention; Region specific difference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; THIGH;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THIGH;

EID: 84893400045     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31828fd3e7     Document Type: Article

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