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... > Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Exercise Therapy > Plyometric Exercise
... > Therapeutics > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Exercise Therapy > Plyometric Exercise
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Comprehensive Health Care > Primary Health Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Exercise Therapy > Plyometric Exercise
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Exercise Therapy > Plyometric Exercise
Human Activities > Exercise > Physical Conditioning, Human > Plyometric Exercise
... > Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Behavior > Motor Activity > Exercise > Physical Conditioning, Human > Plyometric Exercise
... > Physiological Phenomena > Movement > Motor Activity > Exercise > Physical Conditioning, Human > Plyometric Exercise
... > Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Movement > Motor Activity > Exercise > Physical Conditioning, Human > Plyometric Exercise

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Plyometric Exercise  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Exercises in which muscles are repeatedly and rapidly stretched, followed by shortening, concentric MUSCLE CONTRACTION (e.g. jumping and rebounding). They are designed to exert maximal force in minimal time by increasing STRETCH REFLEX.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Plyometric Drill
  • Plyometric Training

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