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Effects of static stretching programs performed at different volume-equated weekly frequencies on passive properties

Masatoshi Nakamura1, Shigeru Sato2, Kakeru Hiraizumi3

  • 1Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-cho, Kita-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 950-3198, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-cho, Kita-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 950-3198, Japan.

Journal of Biomechanics
|February 10, 2020
PubMed

Keywords:
DorsiflexionMuscle stiffnessPlantarflexorStatic stretchingUltrasound

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