| Stretching for performance enhancement. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 16640950 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Stretching exercises have been considered an essential component of physical training programs for decades. Cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that flexibility measures are related to performance in many sports, suggesting that using stretching to enhance flexibility may indirectly improve performance. However, observations by athletes and coaches have called into question the universal prescription of stretching for the purpose of enhancing sport performance, and this skepticism is being supported by a growing body of empirical data. Whereas the tissue responses and adaptations to stretching have been the most widely studied area of stretching research, comparatively little is understood regarding the neural influences on range of motion, which may have more applicability when the range of motion needs are related to skilled movements as in sport. |
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Authors:
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Jeni R McNeal; William A Sands |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current sports medicine reports Volume: 5 ISSN: 1537-8918 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Sports Med Rep Publication Date: 2006 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-04-27 Completed Date: 2006-06-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101134380 Medline TA: Curr Sports Med Rep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation, Eastern Washington University, 200 Physical Education Building, Cheney, WA 99004, USA. Jeni_McNeal@hotmail.com |
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Biomechanics Exercise Therapy* Humans Pliability Range of Motion, Articular* Sports* Task Performance and Analysis |
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