This article addresses the medical, scientific, and practical aspects of stretching. Sections
include information on the physiology of flexibility and stretching, stretching versus warm-up …

In brief: Although stretching exercises can prevent muscle injuries and enhance athletic
performance, they can also cause injury. The author explains the four most common types of …

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Stretching exercises are either performed alone or with other exercises as part of the
athlete's warm-up. The warm-up is designed to increased muscle/tendon suppleness …

DUANE KNUDSON n prescribing conditioning, physical educators face many issues I that
have insufficient or conflicting wientific evidence to inform practice. One example is …

Stretching is a common activity used by athletes, older adults, rehabilitation patients, and
anyone participating in a fitness program. While the benefits of stretching are known …

It is widely conjectured that increasing flexibility (in creasedjoint range ofmotion) will
promote better performances and reduce the incidence of injury (for review see Shellock & …

Stretching is a fundamentally important part of sport and exercise, playing a role in
improving performance, and preventing injury and rehabilitation, but its scientific …

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of warming the joints by jogging
and then stretching on increases in joint flexibility. Subjects were 51 students enrolled in a …