COMPARISON OF FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES ON STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF THE INFERIOR PATELLAR POLE | Zendy

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COMPARISON OF FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES ON STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF THE INFERIOR PATELLAR POLE

Author(s) -

Kelli McKinney,

Harvey W. Wallmann,

Patrick Stalcup,

Katie DiTommaso

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of sports physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2159-2896

DOI - 10.26603/ijspt20171095

Subject(s) - medicine , eccentric , concentric , tendon , eccentric training , patellar tendon , ultrasound , repeated measures design , orthodontics , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anatomy , radiology , statistics , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics

It is well known that eccentric and concentric exercise produce varied amounts of stress on the connective tissues. Diagnostic ultrasound has been used to measure these structural changes by observing fascicle length, angle, and thickness; however, there is a lack of evidence comparing the structural changes as it relates to eccentric, concentric, and stretching protocols.

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