Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2020
Immediate effects of neurodynamic nerve gliding versus static stretching on hamstring neuromechanical properties.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Immediate and short-term effects of neurodynamic techniques on hamstring flexibility: A systematic review with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled 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
- Comparative Effects of Femoral Nerve Neurodynamic Techniques and Static Stretching on Quadriceps Muscle Mechanical Properties.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Electrical stimulation reduces post-exercise muscle stiffness and enhances flexibility in hamstring muscles.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Optimizing Athletic Performance with Neural Mobilization: A Comparative Study in Soccer Players.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Fascial Hydrorelease for Persistent Pain After Hamstring Injury.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Hamstring Myometric Properties and the Functional Outcome in Young Adults with Radicular Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- The Additional Effect of Neurodynamic Slump and Suboccipital Muscle Inhibition to Passive Stretching of the Short Hamstring: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Acute Effects of Combined and Distinctive Stretching, Foam Rolling, and Eccentric Exercise in Young Men with Hamstring Tightness.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeWe investigated the immediate effects of neurodynamic nerve gliding (ND) on hamstring flexibility, viscoelasticity, and mechanosensitivity, compared with traditional static stretching (ST).
methodsTwenty-two physically active men aged 21.9 ± 1.9 years were divided randomly into two equal intervention groups using ST or ND. An isokinetic dynamometer was used to measure the active knee joint position sense, perform passive knee extension, record the passive extension range of motion (ROM) and the passive-resistive torque of hamstrings. Stiffness was determined from the slope of the passive torque-angle relationship. A stress relaxation test (SRT) was performed to analyze the viscoelastic behavior of the hamstrings. The passive straight leg raise (SLR) test was used to evaluate hamstring flexibility.
resultsA significant interaction was observed for ROM and passive ultimate stiffness, reflected by an increase in these indicators after ND but not after SD. SLR increased significantly in both groups. After ST, a significantly faster initial stress relaxation was observed over the first 4 s. than after ND. There was no significant change in the active knee joint position sense.
conclusionsND provided a slightly greater increase in hamstring extensibility and passive stiffness, possibly by decreasing nerve tension and increasing strain in connective tissues than ST. The ST mostly affected the viscoelastic behavior of the hamstrings, but neither intervention had a significant impact on proprioception.
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