Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 89-96 , May 2008

The acute effects of hamstring stretching and vibration on dynamic knee joint range of motion and jump performance

  • John Cronin

      Affiliations

    • School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, 100 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia 6027, Australia
    • Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1020, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Michelle Nash

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1020, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Chris Whatman

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1020, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +6499219999; fax: +6499219960.

Received 13 April 2007 ,Revised 28 November 2007 ,Accepted 22 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.01.003

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 89-96 , May 2008

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