Open AccessAcute Passive Static Stretching and Cramp Threshold Frequency
Author(s) -
Gino S. Panza,
Justin Stadler,
D. Duncan Murray,
Nicholas L. Lerma,
Tomás Barrett,
Ryan PettitMee,
Jeffrey E. Edwards
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of athletic training
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.188
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1938-162X
pISSN - 1062-6050
DOI - 10.4085/1062-6050-52.7.03
Subject(s) - static stretching , context (archaeology) , medicine , crossover study , muscle cramp , physical therapy , athletes , passive stretching , physical medicine and rehabilitation , range of motion , paleontology , placebo , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Context: Exercise-associated muscle cramps are a common clinical problem for athletes. Objective: To determine whether acute passive static stretching altered cramp threshold frequency (CTF) of electrically induced muscle cramps. Design: Crossover study. Setting: Laboratory. Patients or Other Participants: Seventeen healthy college-aged individuals. Intervention(s): Stretching or no stretching. Main Outcome Measure(s): The independent variable was the static stretch versus the no-stretch condition, and the dependent variable was the CTF. Results: The CTF increased in both the control (pretest: 18.12 ± 6.46 Hz, posttest: 19.65 ± 7.25 Hz; P = .033) and stretching (pretest: 18.94 ± 5.96 Hz, posttest: 20.47 ± 7.12 Hz; P = .049) groups. No difference between the groups was found (t15 = 0.035, P = .97). Conclusions: Acute passive static stretching did not seem to increase the CTF.
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