ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Effect on Flexibility and a Variety of Performance Tests of the Addition of 4 Weeks of Soleus Stretching to a Regular Dynamic Stretching Routine in Amateur Female Soccer Players.
Article in Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07585084 (The Effect of Neural Mobilization on Calf Muscle Length and Strength in Ballet Dancers), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Neural Mobilization on Calf Muscle Length and Strength in Ballet Dancers: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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- The long-term effects of tissue flossing on ankle range of motion, strength, balance, and jump performance in athletes with limited ankle dorsiflexion: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Acute effects of tissue flossing on ankle range of motion in athletes with limited ankle dorsiflexion: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The role of stretching protocols in post-fatigue performance and flexibility among soccer players.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluation of various traditional machine learning techniques for predicting the acute effect of different hamstring muscle stretching methods among male soccer players.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sex-Specific Associations Between 2D:4D Digit Ratio and Physical Fitness in Prepubertal Children: Evidence from Standardized Agility, Strength, and Endurance Assessments.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effects of 8 weeks of dynamic hamstring stretching or nordic hamstring exercises on balance, range of motion, agility, and muscle performance among male soccer players with hamstring shortness: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Differences in Anthropometric and Body Composition Factors of Blind 5-a-Side Soccer Players in Response to Playing Position: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- A scoping review of the effect of chronic stretch training on sleep quality in people with sleep disorders.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 4 weeks of soleus stretching on ankle flexibility and dynamic balance, as well as selected monitoring and performance tests in soccer. Forty-five healthy female soccer players were randomly divided into a regular stretching group, a regular stretching group with soleus stretching, and a control group. Dynamic stretching protocols were performed for 4 weeks during three sessions per week as part of routine exercises. The regular group stretched three muscle groups (i.e., gastrocnemius, quadriceps, and hamstrings), while the regular + soleus group also stretched the soleus muscle. Before and after the stretching intervention, the ankle range of motion test, Y-balance test, drop jump test, dynamic knee valgus test, and Illinois Agility Running Test were performed. Ankle ROM, Y-balance, and DJ significantly improved in both intervention groups compared to controls. Only the regular + soleus group showed improvement in the Illinois Agility Running Test. Additionally, athletes performing the additional soleus stretching had greater improvements in ankle ROM and DJ but not in DKV or Y-balance. The results showed that adding soleus stretching into regular protocols can provide benefits for female soccer players in terms of performance parameters.
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