Healthy volunteers, adults, elderly, men
Conditions
Interventions
Subjects will be randomly assigned to one of four intervention groups:
1) Adult low intensity stretching group: 10 young adults will undergo a single stretching exercise for the hamstring muscles, pe
Other
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Sponsors
Universidade de Pernambuco
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Young adults between 18 and 30 years of age; aged between 60 and 70 years; male; being able to practice physical activity (identified through PAR-Q); have no history of surgery, fracture and arthritis in the lower limbs; have an active extension range of the right knee of less than 160 °
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Use of sedative or tranquilizing medications during the collection period; use of alcoholic beverages 24 hours prior to training sessions or tests; low adherence to training (less than 75% of training sessions); involvement in some stretching exercise program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved range of motion and muscular architecture (Pen angle and fascicle length), assessed by ultrasonography and improvement in the passive torque evaluated in the isokinetic dynamometer. Data collected before, after six weeks, 12 weeks and in detraining. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the affective perception of the subjects to the training of stretching measured by verbal scale (Feeling Scale). Measured throughout the intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactNatália;Rodrigo Beltrão;Araújo
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco;Universidade de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed