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ArticleSports medicine international open2018

Effect of Static Stretching with Superficial Cooling on Muscle Stiffness.

Masatoshi Nakamura, Ryo Hirabayashi, Shuhei Ohya, Takafumi Aoki, Daichi Suzuki, Mitsuki Shimamoto, Takanori Kikumoto, Wataru Ito, Emi Nakamura, Tomoya Takabayashi and 1 more

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Article in Sports medicine international open, 2018. 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, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Masatoshi NakamuraInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Ryo HirabayashiInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Shuhei OhyaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Takafumi AokiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Daichi SuzukiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Mitsuki ShimamotoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Takanori KikumotoPhysical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Wataru ItoPhysical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Emi NakamuraInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Tomoya TakabayashiInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Mtsuaki EdamaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Niigata University of Health and Welfare · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to clarify the acute effect of static stretching (SS) with superficial cooling on dorsiflexion range of motion (DF ROM) and muscle stiffness. Sixteen healthy males participated in the cooling condition and a control condition in a random order. The DF ROM and the shear elastic modulus of medial gastrocnemius (MG) in the dominant leg were measured during passive dorsiflexion. All measurements were performed prior to (PRE) and immediately after 20 min of cooling or rested for 20 min (POST), followed by 2 min SS (POST SS). In cooling condition, DF ROM at POST and POST SS were significantly higher than that at PRE and DF ROM at POST SS was significantly higher than that at POST. In addition, the shear elastic modulus at POST was significantly higher than that at PRE and the shear elastic modulus at POST SS was significantly lower than those at PRE and POST. However, there were no significant differences in the percentage changes between PRE and POST SS between the cooling and control conditions. Our results showed that effects of SS with superficial cooling on increases in ROM and decrease in muscle stiffness were no more beneficial than those of SS alone.

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range of motionshear elastic modulusstretch tolerancesuperficial cooling

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