Dr F Ghaffarinejad, Rehabilitation Faculty, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 71345-1733, Shiraz, Iran; ghafarif{at}sums.ac.ir1 Background: Muscle stretching is widely used in sport ...

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons. Muscles contract to move our bones by pulling on them. However, muscles can only pull; they cannot push. This is why they usually work a joint in pairs.

Objective: To determine if the combined isometric contractions of knee extension/hip adduction and knee extension/hip abduction will elicit a different quadriceps and gluteus medius electromyographic ...

Muscles transfer force to bones through tendons. They move our bones and associated body parts by pulling on them – this process is called muscle contraction. However, muscle contraction cannot ...