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Effect of heat and cold on tendon flexibility and force to flex the human knee

BACKGROUND: It is commonly believed in medicine that using heat will increase the distensability and flexibility of soft tissue. If true, increased flexibility would be a positive factor to reduce injuries in sports. However, cold should have the opposite effect and is often used to treat sports inj...

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Autores principales: Petrofsky, Jerrold Scott, Laymon, Michael, Lee, Haneul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3747018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23933600
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.889145