Trial reportJournal of sports science & medicine2019
Acute Effects of Dynamic Stretching on Mechanical Properties Result From both Muscle-Tendon Stretching and Muscle Warm-Up.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mechanisms Underlying Range of Motion Improvements Following Acute and Chronic Static Stretching: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Multivariate Meta-regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled 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
- Foam rolling and stretching do not provide superior acute flexibility and stiffness improvements compared to any other warm-up intervention: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Pooled it
- Technique-specific reduction of sciatic nerve stiffness through neurodynamic stretches at submaximal and maximal intensity in asymptomatic individuals.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Passive vs. active warm-up combined with stretching on hamstring flexibility and maximal voluntary contractions.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Static stretch and dynamic muscle activity induce acute similar increase in corticospinal excitability.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Neural and Mechanical Adaptations During Static Stretching With Different Amplitudes.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Article
- Muscle Stretching: Exploring the Impact of Different Modalities on Maximal Range of Motion and Strength with Practical Recommendations.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Acute Effects of Short Static, Dynamic, and Contract-Relax with Antagonist Contraction Stretch Modalities on Vertical Jump Height and Flexibility.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Different Post Warm-Up Strategies for Non-Starter Players in Futsal.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- The acute effects of dynamic stretching on the neuromuscular system are independent of the velocity.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Foam Roller Warm-Up in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Acute Effects of Combined and Distinctive Stretching, Foam Rolling, and Eccentric Exercise in Young Men with Hamstring Tightness.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
- Discussing Conflicting Explanatory Approaches in Flexibility Training Under Consideration of Physiology: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- The effects of 6-week home-based static stretching, dynamic stretching, or eccentric exercise interventions on muscle-tendon properties and functional performance in older women.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- The knowledge of movement experts about stretching effects: Does the science reach practice?PloS one · 2024Article
- Prepare to fail or failing to prepare? Acute performance after the 11+ with and without strength exercises.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
- Concurrent Achilles tendon vibration and tibial nerve stimulation to estimate persistent inward current strength in motoneurons.European journal of translational myology · 2021Article
- A Survey on Stretching Practices in Women and Men from Various Sports or Physical Activity Programs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Acute effects of dynamic stretching on neuromechanical properties: an interaction between stretching, contraction, and movement.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
We investigated the acute effects of dynamic stretching on mechanical properties of plantar flexor muscles and tested the hypothesis that it would result from an interaction between muscle-tendon stretching and muscle warm-up. To test the stretching effect, dynamic stretching (DS) was compared to static stretching (SS). To test the warm-up effect, DS was compared to submaximal isometric muscle activity (SIMA) with similar contraction intensity. A control condition served as reference. These four conditioning activities were time matched (2×20s) and tested on separate days on 13 volunteers. Electrical neurostimulation was applied to investigate muscle mechanical properties (peak doublet torque (PDT) and rate of torque development (RTD)), before assessing maximal voluntary isometric torque (MVIT). Passive torque and muscle fascicles length, were measured respectively with a dynamometer and ultrasonography during a maximal passive dorsiflexion. These parameters were recorded before and after each conditioning activities. MVIT, PDT, RTD and fascicles length remained unaffected, while passive torque was significantly reduced (-11.6 ± 14.8%) after DS. SS significantly decreased MVIT (-7.7 ± 3.8%) and enhanced fascicles length (45.3 ± 49.2%), whereas SIMA increased PDT (5.8 ± 5.2%) and RTD (7.4 ± 8.3%) without affecting passive torque or fascicles length. These results may suggest that, during dynamic stretching, muscle-tendon stretching effects would partly counteract muscle warm-up effects.
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