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isometric
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isometric
1. Physiol of or relating to muscular contraction that does not produce shortening of the muscle
2. (of a crystal or system of crystallization) having three mutually perpendicular equal axes
3. Crystallog another word for cubic
4. Prosody having or made up of regular feet
5. (of a method of projecting a drawing in three dimensions) having the three axes equally inclined and all lines drawn to scale
6. a drawing made in this way
7. a line on a graph showing variations of pressure with temperature at constant volume


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Muscle Activity (Percentage of Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction [% MVIC]) With Respect to Exercise Intensity During Internal Rotation Exercises (a) Muscle % MVIC, [bar.
Isometric contraction occurs when muscles are loaded while stationary (e.
The most commonly used PNF technique is called stretch- contract-relax, where the muscle compartment is taken to the point of stretch for 10-15 seconds, followed by an isometric contraction (provided by a partner) for 3-5 seconds, followed by 3-5 second relax period.
 
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