Eccentric exercise in rehabilitation: Safety feasibility, and application

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1426-1434

  LaStayo, Paul ^a   Marcus, Robin ^a   Dibble, Lee ^a   Frajacomo, Fernando ^b   Lindstedt, Stan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eccentric; Function; Muscle; Patients; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; DISABLED PERSON; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJURIES; KINESIOTHERAPY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DISABLED PERSONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899518029     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00008.2013     Document Type: Review

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