STRETCHING Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effects of Stretching on Strength of Proximal and Distal Group of Muscles - A Comparative Study
Muscular flexibility is believed to prevent injuries and improve movement therefore most coaches include stretching exercises in their pre-competition and pre-exercise warm-up routines. One question arises here, should sports persons avoid stretching exercises prior to sporting events thereby exposing themselves to musculoskeletal injuries, or should they continue stretching exercises prior to sporting events and risk losing the maximal performance? The aim of this study is to compare the effects of 2, 4, and 8 min of static stretching (SS) on isometric maximum voluntary contraction (MVCF) force between proximal (Hamstrings) and distal group (Calf) of muscles.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of 2, 4, and 8 min of static stretching (SS) on isometric
maximum voluntary contraction (MVCF) force between proximal (Hamstrings) and distal group
(Calf) of muscles.
DESIGN: Two-group pretest-posttest experimental design. METHODS: Each subject visited the
Rehabilitation center on three days: On day-I for static stretching for 2 minutes (SS2),
day-II for 4 minutes (SS4), and day-III for 8 minutes (SS8). Isometric Maximum Voluntary
Contraction Force (MVCF) measurement was done prior (Pre), 0-min, 10-min, and 20-min
post-intervention (i.e. stretching). Each visit was separated by a gap of at least 3-4 days.
On each visit, each subject underwent (a). Pre-intervention evaluation, (b). Intervention,
(c). Post-intervention evaluation. Subjects performed stretching exercises under the
supervision of expert Physical Therapist. The outcome assessor who was kept blind to study
protocol did all measurements.
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