Background The incidence of hamstring muscle injuries in professional rugby union is high,
but evidence-based information on risk factors and injury-prevention strategies in this sport …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of different modes of stretching within a
pre-exercise warm-up on high-speed motor capacities important to soccer performance …

Stretching exercises have been considered an essential component of physical training
programs for decades. Cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that flexibility measures …

Context: Recent authors have not found substantial evidence to support the use of static
stretching for improving performance, so interest in dynamic warm-up procedures has risen …

AIM: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of volume and intensity of static
stretching in a warm-up on explosive force production and range of motion (ROM) of the …

Although pre-event static stretching (SS) is an accepted practice in most youth programs, pre-
event dynamic exercise (DY) is becoming popular. The purpose of this study was to examine …

Stretching is often included as part of a warm-up procedure for basketball activity. However,
the efficacy of stretching with respect to sport performance has come into question. We …

The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of static stretching on peak torque
(PT) and mean power output (MP) during maximal, voluntary concentric isokinetic leg …

The current document addresses i) the biomechanics of stretching, ii) the effect of stretching
on injury risk, and iii) the effect of stretching on performance, while it does not address the …

The purpose of the present study was to clarify the effect of static stretching on muscular
performance during concentric isotonic (dynamic constant external resistance [DCER]) …