Muscle Stretching Exercises
"Muscle Stretching Exercises" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Exercises that stretch the muscle fibers with the aim to increase muscle-tendon FLEXIBILITY, improve RANGE OF MOTION or musculoskeletal function, and prevent injuries. There are various types of stretching techniques including active, passive (relaxed), static, dynamic (gentle), ballistic (forced), isometric, and others.
| Descriptor ID |
D052580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.063.500.387.750 E02.779.483.750 E02.831.535.483.750 G11.427.410.698.277.249 I03.350.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Stretching Exercises- Muscle Stretching Exercises
- Exercise, Muscle Stretching
- Exercises, Muscle Stretching
- Muscle Stretching Exercise
Passive Stretching- Passive Stretching
- Stretching, Passive
- Relaxed Stretching
- Stretching, Relaxed
- Static-Passive Stretching
- Static Passive Stretching
- Stretching, Static-Passive
Active Stretching- Active Stretching
- Stretching, Active
- Static-Active Stretching
- Static Active Stretching
- Stretching, Static-Active
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| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Stretching Exercises" by people in Profiles.
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Lightsey HM, Wright ML, Trofa DP, Popkin CA, Ahmad CS, Redler LH. Rehabilitation variability following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. Phys Sportsmed. 2018 11; 46(4):441-448.
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Kadhim M, Deardorff MA, Dubbs H, Zackai EH, Dormans JP. Melorheostosis: segmental osteopoikilosis or a separate entity? J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Mar; 35(2):e13-7.
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Lewis NL, Brismée JM, James CR, Sizer PS, Sawyer SF. The effect of stretching on muscle responses and postural sway responses during computerized dynamic posturography in women and men. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Mar; 90(3):454-62.
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Fasen JM, O'Connor AM, Schwartz SL, Watson JO, Plastaras CT, Garvan CW, Bulcao C, Johnson SC, Akuthota V. A randomized controlled trial of hamstring stretching: comparison of four techniques. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Mar; 23(2):660-7.