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The Rehabilitation Journal, 2023 Background: Non-athletes have varying fitness levels, muscle characteristics, and training backgrounds, which can affect how different types of stretching exercises impact their physical performance.
Shomaila Hassan Khan +6 more
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Effect of participants’ static stretching knowledge or deception on the responses to prolonged stretching [PDF]
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2016 Much of the static stretching (SS) literature reports performance impairments with prolonged SS. However, it has been acknowledged that a limitation of these studies is participants’ knowledge or bias. Since many participants have knowledge of the literature, their performance may be subconsciously influenced by expectations.
Janes, W.C. Ian +5 more
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Static stretching of the hamstring muscle for injury prevention in football codes: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose: Hamstring injuries are common among football players. There is still disagreement regarding prevention. The aim of this review is to determine whether static stretching reduces hamstring injuries in football codes.
Thomas Schwitter +7 more
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Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 2017 The advantage of long static stretching is in the increasing of range of joint motion (ROM). However, the effect of static stretching on injury prevention has been found debatable while generally, most of the studies regarding this issue, claim for no ...
Michaela MILO +2 more
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Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2022 This study aimed to examine the acute effect of different durations of static stretching on heart rate variability (HRV) and, the anaerobic capacity of moderately physically active men during the Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) at two different pre ...
Tuncay Alparslan +4 more
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The benefits of static stretching on health: a systematic review
Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, 2023 Introduction: The positive effects of static stretching exercises (SS) on physical fitness and rehabilitation are well established, but the effect on general health and physical fitness, including muscle function, flexibility, and activities of daily living at the individual level are less well understood. The objective of this systematic review was to
Semir Mašić +4 more
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Static behaviour of functionally graded sandwich beams using a quasi-3D theory [PDF]
, 2015 This paper presents static behaviour of functionally graded (FG) sandwich beams by using a quasi-3D theory, which includes both shear deformation and thickness stretching effects. Various symmetric and non-symmetric sandwich beams with FG material in the
Thai, Huu-Tai +4 more
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مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2014 Introduction: One of the main sections of warm up is stretching which the importance of them is static and dynamic stretching. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of static and dynamic stretching within a pre-exercise warm-up on the ...
Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani +1 more
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The Effect of a Four-Week Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching Program on Isokinetic Torque Production [PDF]
, 2009 Flexibility is widely accepted as an important component of fitness, yet flexibility training can be detrimental to muscle performance particularly where a high number of stretch cycles are performed.
Higgs, Fiona +3 more
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Impact of acute static-stretching on the optimal height in drop jumps
Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2014 This study analyzed the effect of static stretching on performance during drop jumps. Furthermore, we investigated if a reduction in drop height would compensate the stretching-caused alterations.
Leonardo A. Pasqua +4 more
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