Index
a
actin
active flexibility
active stretching
aerobic activity
agonists
Alter, Judy
Alter, Michael J.
Anderson, Bob
ankle, range of motion of
antagonists
autogenic inhibition
b
ballistic PNF stretching
ballistic stretching
Beaulieu, John E.
benefits of stretching
Blakey, W. Paul
books on stretching
butterfly stretch
c
chinese split
circadian rhythms
clasped-knife reflex
collagen
collagenous connective tissue
common stretching mistakes
concentric contraction
connective tissue
contract-relax, PNF stretching technique
contract-relax-antagonist-contract, PNF stretching technique
contract-relax-bounce, PNF stretching technique
contract-relax-contract, PNF stretching technique
contract-relax-swing, PNF stretching technique
contractile proteins
cooling down
Cooper, Robert K.
counting during stretching
CRAC, PNF stretching technique
Croce, Pat
d
different types of flexibility
different types of stretching
duration of a stretch
Dworkis, Sam
dynamic flexibility
dynamic PNF stretching
dynamic stretching
dynamic warm-up stretching
e
early-morning stretching
eccentric contraction
elastic connective tissue
elastin
elbow, range of motion of
endomysium
epimysium
extrafusal muscle fibers
f
fascia
fascial sheaths of muscle
fascicles
fasciculi
fast-twitch fibers
fixators
flexibility
flexibility, factors affecting
flexibility, limiting factors
Frenette, Jean
frog stretch
front split
g
general warm-up
golgi tendon organ
groin and inner-thigh stretch
Gummerson, Tony
h
Health for Life
HFL
hip, range of motion of
hold-relax, PNF stretching technique
hold-relax-bounce, PNF stretching technique
hold-relax-contract, PNF stretching technique
hold-relax-swing, PNF stretching technique
i
innervate
interdependency of muscle groups
intrafusal muscle fibers
inverse myotatic reflex
isolation offered by a stretch
isometric agonist contraction/relaxation
isometric antagonist contraction
isometric contraction
isometric stretching
isotonic contraction
Iyengar, B. K. S.
j
Jerome, John
joint rotations
joints
k
Kim, Sang H.
kinetic flexibility
knee, range of motion of
Kurz, Tom
l
Lala, Marco
lengthening reaction
leverage offered by a stretch
ligaments
limiting factors of flexibility
lower back stretches
lumbar spine, range of motion of
lying buttock stretch
lying `V' stretch
m
McAtee, Robert E.
mechanoreceptors
Mehta, Shyam
metabolic accumulation
Mira
mitochondria
mobility
mobility, factors affecting
mucopolysaccharide
muscle fibers
muscle spasms
muscle spindle
musculoskeletal system
myofilaments
myofybrils
myosin
myotatic reflex
n
neck, range of motion of
neuromuscular junction
neutralizers
nuclear bag fibers
nuclear chain fibers
p
pacinian corpuscles
passive flexibility
passive stretching
perimysium
Peterson, Susan L.
plyometrics
PNF stretching
post-isometric relaxation techniques
prime movers
proprioception
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
proprioceptors
psoas stretch
q
quadricep stretch
r
ranges of joint motion
reciprocal inhibition
reciprocal innervation
references on stretching
relaxed stretching
relaxed warm-up stretching
repetitions of a stretch
respiratory pump
risk of injury from a stretch
runner's start
s
sarcomeres
seated calf stretch
seated hamstring stretch
seated inner-thigh stretch
seated leg stretches
Shields, Andrew T.
shoulder, range of motion of
side split
Silva
slow-twitch fibers
Smith, Ann
Solveborn, Sven-A
split-stretching machines
sport-specific activity
stabilizers
static stretching
static warm-up stretching
static-active flexibility
static-active stretching
static-passive flexibility
static-passive stretching
Sternad & Bozdech
stretch receptors
stretch reflex
stretch reflex, dynamic component
stretch reflex, static component
Sullivan, John Patrick
synergism
synergists
t
tendons
Tobias, Maxine
torn tissue
Type 1 muscle fibers
Type 2A muscle fibers
Type 2B muscle fibers
types of flexibility
types of stretching
v
videotapes on stretching
w
warm-up stretching
warming down
warming up
wrist, range of motion of
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