ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2019
Five minutes static stretching influences neural responses at spinal level in the background of unchanged corticospinal excitability.
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- Remote Changes of Mechanical Stiffness Following Local Stretching or Contraction: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Revisiting the stretch-induced force deficit: A systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis of acute effects.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Pooled it
- Non-local acute stretching effects on strength performance in healthy young adults.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Non-local Acute Passive Stretching Effects on Range of Motion in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Mechanisms underlying performance impairments following prolonged static stretching without a comprehensive warm-up.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Neural and Mechanical Adaptations During Static Stretching With Different Amplitudes.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Article
- Effect of static stretching duration on modulation of H-reflex and tendon-reflex excitability of the soleus muscle in young men.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Enhanced corticospinal excitability in the tibialis anterior during static stretching of the soleus in young healthy individuals.PloS one · 2023Article
- A cognitive task, deep breathing, and static stretching reduce variability of motor evoked potentials during subsequent transcranial magnetic stimulation.Brain research · 2023Article
- Reduction in post-spinal cord injury spasticity by combination of peripheral nerve grafting and acidic fibroblast growth factor infusion in monkeys.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Article
- Effect of Stretching of Spastic Elbow Under Intelligent Control in Chronic Stroke Survivors-A Pilot Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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- The Recovery of Muscle Spindle Sensitivity Following Stretching Is Promoted by Isometric but Not by Dynamic Muscle Contractions.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesCorticospinal tract excitability and spinal reflex pathways are transiently affected by short applications of static stretching. However, it remains unclear whether the duration and magnitude of these neurophysiological responses can be increased with a longer duration of the applied stretch. The purpose of this study was to investigate alterations in cortical and spinal excitability following five minutes static stretching.
methodsSeventeen participants (22.8±2.3 years old) were tested for the tendon tap reflex (T-reflex), Hoffman reflex (H-reflex) and motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) after transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the ankle flexor muscles in two separate occasions: before and after 5 minute static stretching or 5 minute control period, in a randomized order.
resultsNo changes were observed following the control condition. H/M ratio increased by 16.2% after stretching (P=.036). Furthermore, immediately after stretching it was observed a strong inhibition of the T-reflex (57.6% inhibition, P=.003) that persisted up to five minutes after stretching (16.2% inhibition, P=.013) but returned to baseline following 10 minutes. MEPs were not affected by stretching.
conclusionsThis study suggests that the neuromuscular responses that follow five minute of static stretching do not influence the excitability of the corticospinal tract and follow a different time course within spinal reflex pathways.
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