1. Acute effects of vibration-assisted stretching are more evident in the non-dominant limb
- Author
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Jeni R. McNeal, William A. Sands, Jeffrey K. Kawaguchi, and Shawn Edgerly
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Orthodontics ,Acute effects ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Flexibility (anatomy) ,business.industry ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,General Medicine ,Vibration ,Static stretching ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Physical therapy ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,business ,Muscle group ,Range of motion ,Hamstring ,Pelvis - Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of a vibration-assisted static stretching intervention on enhancing split range of motion in gymnasts matched on initial range of motion. Twenty-two female artistic gymnasts (mean age 13.8 years, s=2.3) matched for age (±6 months) and competitive level were randomly assigned to a static stretching intervention with or without simultaneous vibration. The test consisted of adopting a forward split position with the rear leg bent to 90° and held vertically against a matted block while the pelvis remained perpendicular to the lines of the two legs. The gymnast was instructed to descend into the lowest split position of her comfortable pain tolerance. Positions were videotaped and digitized creating an angle between the split legs. The stretching intervention consisted of a forward split position with emphasis on the front leg hamstring muscle group, followed by a forward lunge position with emphasis on the rear leg quadriceps muscle group. In...
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- 2011