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contraction
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CONTRACTION. An abbreviation; a mode of writing or printing by which some of the letters of a word are omitted. See Abbreviations.
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Some speculative risk factors for lateral epicondylosis include taking up tennis later in life, unaccustomed strenuous activity, decreased reaction times and speed and repetitive eccentric muscle contractions.
Tennis Elbow Is a Long Lasting Condition by Karina Wilson / Health care industry community
1997) Indices of skeletal muscle damage and connective tissue breakdown following eccentric muscle contractions.
Difference in the magnitude of muscle damage between elbow flexors ... by Saka, Tolga; Akova, Bedrettin; Yazici, Zeynep; Sekir, Ufuk; Gur, Hakan; Ozarda, Yesim / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
The eccentric muscle contractions cause damage to muscle fibres (Friden and Lieber 2001, Morgan 1990, Morgan and Allen 1999, Proske and Morgan 2001) triggering a chain of events that produce delayed-onset muscle soreness (Armstrong 1984), swelling (Cleak and Eston 1992), loss of range of motion (Cleak and Eston 1992), and loss of strength (Cleak and Eston 1992, Sayers et al 2000).
Warm-up reduces delayed-onset muscle soreness but cool-down does not: ... by Law, Roberta Y.W.; Herbert, Robert D. / Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
 
 
 
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