Eccentric strengthening effect of hip-adductor training with elastic bands in Soccer players: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 332-338

  Jensen, Jesper ^a   Hölmich, Per ^a   Bandholm, Thomas ^a   Zebis, Mette K ^b   Andersen, Lars L ^c   Thorborg, Kristian ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HIP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCCER; SPORT INJURY; TENDON INJURY; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SOCCER; TENDON INJURIES; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894918408     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091095     Document Type: Article

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