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Using stiffness to assess injury risk: comparison of methods for quantifying stiffness and their reliability in triathletes

BACKGROUND: A review of the literature has indicated that lower body stiffness, defined as the extent to which the lower extremity joints resists deformation upon contact with the ground, may be a useful measure for assessing Achilles injury risk in triathletes. The nature of overuse injuries sugges...

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Autores principales: Lorimer, Anna V., Keogh, Justin W.L., Hume, Patria A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6214235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30397548
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5845