Acute effects of muscle stretching on physical performance, range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active individuals: A systematic review

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-11

  Behm, David G ^a   Blazevich, Anthony J ^b   Kay, Anthony D ^c   McHugh, Malachy ^d  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic stretch; Dynamic stretch; Flexibility; Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation; Static stretch; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; INJURIES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84953387378     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2015-0235     Document Type: Review

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