Open AccessPassive energy return after repeated stretches of the hamstring muscle-tendon unit
Author(s) -
S. Peter Magnusson,
Per Aagaard,
Johnny Nielson
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1097/00005768-200006000-00020
Subject(s) - hamstring , static stretching , tendon , repeated measures design , passive resistance , mathematics , anatomy , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , range of motion , biology , ecology , statistics , resistance (ecology)
It has been shown that five repetitive static stretches of human hamstring muscle, each lasting 90 s and separated by 30 s, altered the passive properties on a short-term basis. However, a total of 7.5 min (5 x 90 s) of stretching for a single muscle group may be an unrealistic stretching program.