Passive versus active stretching of hip flexor muscles in subjects with limited hip extension: a randomized clinical trial.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Active stretching is purported to stretch the shortened muscle and simultaneously strengthen the antagonist muscle. The purpose of this study was to determine whether active and passive stretching results in a difference between groups at improving hip extension range of moti...

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Publicado en:Physical Therapy Vol. 84; no. 9; pp. 800 - 808
Autores principales: Winters MV, Blake CG, Trost JS, Marcello-Brinker TB, Lowe L, Garber MB, Wainner RS
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Sep2004
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