Trial reportJournal of athletic training2017
Acute Passive Static Stretching and Cramp Threshold Frequency.
Trial report in Journal of athletic training, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Surface mechanical properties as a potential upstream contributor to exercise-associated muscle cramp susceptibility: a hypothesis linking athlete-surface interaction, neuromuscular fatigue, and altered neuromuscular control.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The effect of static stretching on key hits and subjective fatigue in eSports.Journal of physical therapy science · 2021Article
- Effect of oral rehydration solution versus spring water intake during exercise in the heat on muscle cramp susceptibility of young men.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021Article
- Muscle Cramping During Exercise: Causes, Solutions, and Questions Remaining.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Review
- Water intake after dehydration makes muscles more susceptible to cramp but electrolytes reverse that effect.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
contextExercise-associated muscle cramps are a common clinical problem for athletes.
objectiveTo determine whether acute passive static stretching altered cramp threshold frequency (CTF) of electrically induced muscle cramps.
designCrossover study.
settingLaboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsSeventeen healthy college-aged individuals. INTERVENTION(S): Stretching or no stretching. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The independent variable was the static stretch versus the no-stretch condition, and the dependent variable was the CTF.
resultsThe CTF increased in both the control (pretest: 18.12 ± 6.46 Hz, posttest: 19.65 ± 7.25 Hz; P = .033) and stretching (pretest: 18.94 ± 5.96 Hz, posttest: 20.47 ± 7.12 Hz; P = .049) groups. No difference between the groups was found (t
conclusionsAcute passive static stretching did not seem to increase the CTF.
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