%0 Journal Article
%T Potencjalny paradoks: Sztywno   mi  ni - niezb dna czy niepo  dana?
%A Micha  Kuszewski
%A Edward Saulicz
%A Rafa  Gnat
%J Physiotherapy
%D 2008
%I 
%R 10.2478/v10109-009-0010-2
%X Muscle stiffness is usually described as the ratio of change in muscle length to value of force causing this change. Nowadays, increase in muscle stiffness constitutes a problem that physiotherapy meets more and more often. On one hand it creates a crucial factor enabling effective stabilization of the joint, on the other hand - may accelerate overloading changes due to inevitable increase of compressive forces acting on articular surfaces. The objective of the paper is to present modern views on stiffness phenomenon and undertake a pursuit of factors conditioning it.
%K stiffness
%K suppleness
%K flexibility
%K muscles
%U http://versita.metapress.com/content/d20l50j5r24u8443/?p=79f3f37147fb43bdab2e063ab6237c8d&pi=9