Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 86-90 , August 2010

Warming-up before sporting activity improves knee position sense

  • Tiago Magalhães

      Affiliations

    • Polytechnic Health Institute of the North, Vale do Sousa Higher School of Health, Department of Physiotherapy, R. Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra PRD, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +351 91 2084165; fax: +351 224157102.
    • ,
  • Fernando Ribeiro

      Affiliations

    • Polytechnic Health Institute of the North, Vale do Sousa Higher School of Health, Department of Physiotherapy, R. Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra PRD, Portugal
    • University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91 – 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
    • ,
  • Ana Pinheiro

      Affiliations

    • Polytechnic Health Institute of the North, Vale do Sousa Higher School of Health, Department of Physiotherapy, R. Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra PRD, Portugal
    • ,
  • José Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91 – 4200-450 Porto, Portugal

Received 13 February 2010 ,Revised 4 June 2010 ,Accepted 7 June 2010.

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PII: S1466-853X(10)00035-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2010.06.001

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 86-90 , August 2010

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