ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2015
Effect of stretch on improvement of muscular contractures in rats.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The mechanisms and treatments of muscular pathological changes in immobilization-induced joint contracture: A literature review.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of Acupotomy on Immobilization-Induced Gastrocnemius Contracture and Fibrosis in Rats via Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2024Article
- The recovery time required for rat joint contractures treated with joint fixation with unweighting of the hind limbs.Journal of physical therapy science · 2019Article
- Effects of skin stretching without joint movement on skin extensibility of rats.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- The influence of antagonist muscle electrical stimulation on maximal hip adduction force.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate how a stretching torque affects muscular contractures. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were 48 male Wistar rats. [Methods] Subjects were divided into 4 groups as follows: Group 1 was the control; Group 2 had muscles in continuous fixation; Group 3 had muscles stretched in the direction of dorsiflexion by a spring balancer set at a torque of 0.3N for a period of 30 minutes after continuous fixation; and Group 4 had muscles stretched in the direction of dorsiflexion by a spring balancer set at a torque of 3.0N for a period of 30 minutes after continuous fixation. Joint fixation periods were for 2 and 4-weeks. Ankle joint range of motion and soleus flexibility were analyzed. [Results] For the 2-week joint fixation, soleus flexibility in Group 4 showed an increase compared with that of Group 3. For both fixation periods, range of motion in Group 4 showed an increase compared with that of Group 3. [Conclusion] For both fixation periods, stretching improved joint range of motion. In the 2-week joint fixation, soleus flexibility improved. However, soleus flexibility did not improve in the 4-week joint fixation.
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