Muscle and tendon characteristics after six weeks of overloaded stretch training

Stretching is used to maintain mobility, increase range of motion and rehabilitate muscles after injury. It is rarely suggested as a modality for increasing muscle size in humans, although animal studies have reported stretch induced muscle hypertrophy. The purpose of this study was to examine wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simpson, Carey Lynn
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54149