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Lower hamstring extensibility in men compared to women is explained by differences in stretch tolerance

BACKGROUND: This study examined whether passive hamstring tissue stiffness and/or stretch tolerance explain the relationship between sex and hamstring extensibility. METHODS: Ninety healthy participants, 45 men and 45 women (mean ± SD; age 24.6 ± 5.9 years, height 1.72 ± 0.09 m, weight 74.6 ± 14.1 k...

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Autores principales: Marshall, Paul WM, Siegler, Jason C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4105123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25000977
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-223