Muscle Strength
Conditions
Keywords
Muscle Strength, Torque, Muscle Stretching Exercises, Range of Motion
Brief summary
The stretching is performed within sports to improve muscle performance and prevent muscle injury. However, recent studies are contradictory with common practice. Then raised the possibility that stretching before physical activity performed can decrease the muscle performance of healthy subjects.
Interventions
OTHERStretching
Participants were divided into 3 groups. The group was referred to stretching 3 weekly for 4 consecutive weeks. Group B went 4 weeks without any intervention and held only one stretch before the re-test. And the group C performed passive knee mobilization. All participants were assessed for goniometry of the knee in flexion and extension and peak torque and power on the isokinetic dynamometer.
Sponsors
Fortaleza University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Between 18 and 30 years. * History of at least 3 months without performing any physical activity
Exclusion criteria
* Recent history of injuries in lower limbs. * Contraindication to agree with the Par-Q form. * Make physical activity during the search * Fails every session of stretching * BMI above 28 * Pain in the lumbar spine * I had muscle shortening in Test Thomas (TT) and / or test the popliteal angle (TAP)
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed