Abstract
The results of this study suggest that a 30-second duration is an effective amount of time to sustain a hamstring muscle stretch in order to increase ROM. No increase in flexibility occurred when the duration of stretching was increased from 30 to 60 seconds or when the frequency of stretching was increased from one to three times per day.
Keywords
HamstringStatic stretchingFlexibility (engineering)Hamstring musclesAnalysis of varianceRepeated measures designRange of motionDuration (music)Physical therapyMedicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationMathematicsStatisticsPhysicsAcoustics
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William D. Bandy,
Jean M. Irion,
Michelle Briggler
(1997).
The Effect of Time and Frequency of Static Stretching on Flexibility of the Hamstring Muscles.
Physical Therapy
, 77
(10)
, 1090-1096.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/77.10.1090
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- 10.1093/ptj/77.10.1090