SynthesisSports medicine - open2023
Acute Effects of Various Stretching Techniques on Range of Motion: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Moderating Effects of Individual Characteristics and the Target Lower Limb Muscle Group on Flexibility Adaptations to Chronic Static Stretching in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of a Single Bout of Antagonist Stretching on Agonist Muscle Performance and Range of Motion: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- How long should athletes with high range of motion demands stretch? Acute stretching durations for flexibility and performance: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of chronic stretch training on musculoskeletal pain.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Acute Effects of Dynamic and Ballistic Stretching on Flexibility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Pooled 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
- Critical evaluation and recalculation of current systematic reviews with meta-analysis on the effects of acute and chronic stretching on passive properties and passive peak torque.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Acute Effects of Various Stretching Techniques on Range of Motion: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled 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
- Stretching and potentiation for performance optimization: effects on upper limbs in competitive swimmers.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Immediate effects of passive stretching and/or local vibration on ankle range of motion, calf muscle stiffness and passive torque: a randomized controlled cross-over trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Trial
- The Acute Effects of Antagonist Static Stretching on Agonist Performance.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- The effect of stretching intensity on pain sensitivity: A randomized crossover study on healthy adults.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Trial
- The effects of static and dynamic stretching on deep fascia stiffness: a randomized, controlled cross-over study.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
- Reproducibility of Acute Changes in Range of Motion Following Short-Term Static Stretching of the Hamstrings and Gastrocnemius.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- What are the neurological, neurovascular, and psychological responses to stretching across the general population?European journal of applied physiology · 2026Review
- Rethinking Warm-Up in Overhead Exercise: Acute Shoulder Responses to a Strength- and Mobility-Oriented Protocol in Youth Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Static and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on the Ankle's Range of Motion and Postural Stability.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Muscle Flexibility and Myofascial Release of the Posterior Lower-Leg Muscles on Ankle Function in Individuals with Active Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion Deficits.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Resistance training effects on gait parameters in older adults-a systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis and meta-regression.GeroScience · 2026Review
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Authors and funding
11 authors.
David George BehmSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada. dbehm@mun.ca.
Shahab AlizadehSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
Abdolhamid DaneshjooSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
Saman Hadjizadeh AnvarSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
Andrew GrahamSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
Ali ZahiriSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
Reza GoudiniSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
Chris EdwardsSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
Robyn CulletonSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
Carina ScharfInstitute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, Graz University, Mozartgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Andreas KonradSchool of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada. andreas.konrad@uni-graz.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5588-1824
Funding
Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Project J 4484Austrian Science Fund FWF J 4484Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2017-03728
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