A comparison of the immediate effects of different stretching methods on flexibility, muscle activity, and pain threshold in ballet dancers

Effects of static stretching, muscle energy technique stretching and vibration-assisted stretching on the rectus femoris of ballet dancers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0003071

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-07

Start date

2014-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(stretching exercise) : Participants of static stretching group performed static stretching in the prone position with a posterior pelvic tilt. While maintaining this position, the participants

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: participants were recruited according to the following inclusion criteria (1) practice more than 15 hours and less than 17 hours a week on average. (2) trained consistently without a break of 1 month or longer.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are as follows. (1) having neurological or orthopedic diseases. (2) taking medication for muscle relaxation. (3) unable to undergo vibration stimulation due to pregnancy or nephrolith thrombus infectious diseases. (4) those who participated in a similar study within a year.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Arabesque angle;muscle activation during Devéloppé position	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The pressure pain threshold	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMingyun Ko

Sahmyook University

bluesea05@hanmail.net+82-2-3399-1631

Outcome results