Effect of frequency of static stretching on flexibility, hamstring tightness and electromyographic activity
We compared the effect of the number of weekly repetitions of a static stretching program on the flexibility, hamstring tightness and electromyographic activity of the hamstring and of the triceps surae muscles. Thirty-one healthy subjects with hamstring tightness, defined as the inability to perfor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001000012 |