ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2016
Effects of Plantar Flexor Muscle Static Stretching Alone and Combined With Massage on Postural Balance.
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- An Exploratory Comparative Study of the Influence of Thai Massage on Postural Stability in Children with Overweight and Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Static Stretching Duration on a Single-Leg Balance Task.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Positional transversal release is effective as stretching on range of movement, performance and balance: a cross-over study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
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- Selective effect of static stretching, concentric contractions, and a balance task on ankle force sense.PloS one · 2019Observational
- Visually-guided saccades attenuate postural sway under non-fatigued, fatigued, and stretched states.Experimental brain research · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate and compare the effects of stretching and combined therapy (stretching and massage) on postural balance in people aged 50 to 65 years.
methodsTwenty-three subjects participated in this nonrandomized clinical trial study. Each participant randomly received plantar flexor muscle stretching (3 cycles of 45 seconds with a 30-second recovery period between cycles) alone and in combination with deep stroking massage (an interval of at least 30 minutes separated the two interventions). The data were recorded with a force platform immediately after each condition with eyes open and closed. The center of pressure displacement and velocity along the mediolateral and anteroposterior axes were calculated under each condition. The data were analyzed with multiple-pair t-tests.
resultsThe center of pressure displacement and velocity along the mediolateral axis increased after both stretching and the combined intervention. There were significant differences in both values between participants in the stretching and combined interventions (p<0.05).
conclusionPlantar flexor muscle stretching (for 45 seconds) combined with deep stroking massage may have more detrimental effects on postural balance than stretching alone because each intervention can intensify the effects of the other.
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