Acute effects of gastrocnemius muscle stretching after contusion in rats

• Main Authors: Ana Carolina Brandt de Macedo (Author), Julye Leiko Ywazaki (Author), Jaqueline Pacheco (Author), Sibelly Gonçalves (Author), Anna Raquel Silveira Gomes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effects of stretching after gastrocnemius contusion in rats. Thirty-three male Wistar rats were selected (8 weeks, 219±35 g) and divided into 4 groups: Control (CG, n=3) - intact; Lesion (LG, n=10); Stretching (SG, n=10): Lesion and Stretching (LSG, n=...