ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2010
Acute effects of passive stretching on the electromechanical delay and evoked twitch properties.
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- Acute effects of prolonged intermittent low-intensity isometric warm-up schemes on jump, sprint, and agility performance in collegiate soccer players.Biology of sport · 2015Article
- EMG and peak force responses to PNF stretching and the relationship between stretching-induced force deficits and bilateral deficits.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
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- Acute effects of passive stretching of the plantarflexor muscles on neuromuscular function: the influence of age.Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2014Article
- Age-related mobility loss is joint-specific: an analysis from 6,000 Flexitest results.Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2013Article
- Effects of stretching on performances involving stretch-shortening cycles.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2013Review
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- Effect of various warm-up protocols on jump performance in college football players.Journal of human kinetics · 2012Article
- A review of the acute effects of static and dynamic stretching on performance.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Review
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the acute effects of passive stretching on the electromechanical delay (EMD), peak twitch force (PTF), rate of force development (RFD), and compound muscle action potential (M-wave) amplitude during evoked twitches of the plantar flexor muscles. 16 men (mean age +/- SD = 21.1 +/- 1.7 years; body mass = 75.9 +/- 11.4 kg; height = 176.5 +/- 8.6 cm) participated in this study. A single, square-wave, supramaximal transcutaneous electrical stimulus was delivered to the tibial nerve before and after passive stretching. The stretching protocol consisted of nine repetitions of passive assisted stretching designed to stretch the calf muscles. Each repetition was held for 135 s separated by 5-10 s of rest. Dependent-samples t tests (pre- vs. post-stretching) were used to analyze the EMD, PTF, RFD, and M-wave amplitude data. There were significant changes (P < or = 0.05) from pre- to post-stretching for EMD (mean +/- SE = 4.84 +/- 0.31 and 6.22 +/- 0.34 ms), PTF (17.2 +/- 1.3 and 15.6 +/- 1.5), and RFD (320.5 +/- 24.5 and 279.8 +/- 28.2), however, the M-wave amplitude did not change (P > 0.05). These findings suggested that passively stretching the calf muscles affected the mechanical aspects of force production from the onset of the electrically evoked twitch to the peak twitch force. These results may help to explain the mechanisms underlying the stretching-induced force deficit that have been reported as either "mechanical" or "electrical" in origin.
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