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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |