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Which has the greater affect on hamstring flexibility – compressions or stretching?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sloman, Emma Annetts, Susan |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Sports massage is an approach used by physiotherapists to increase the flexibility of target muscles. However, the effects of sports massage remain inconclusive (Best et al, 2008; Weerapong et al, 2005). A specific sports massage technique thought to enhance flexibility is compression massage, but there seems to be no research focusing specifically on this topic to date. An alternative option for enhancing flexibility is static stretching. Stretching literature has tended to focus on performance, recognising there does seem to be evidence to support use of static stretching (Behm and Chaouachi, 2011; Shrier, 2004). This study was conducted to inform physiotherapy practice with regard to enhancing hamstring flexibility, with a unique focus on compression massage. A convenience sample (n = 16) from an adult student population. The exclusion criteria were lower limb injury in the last 3 months, history of back pain, pregnancy, and current participation in a stretching programme. A same subject crossover design, counterbalanced with a washout period of 24 hours, was utilised. The outcome measure used was the sit and reach test as there is support for its reliability and validity (Davis et al, 2008). The static stretching condition was teaching the participant a “hurdlers stretch”. The compression condition was applied to the musculo-tendinous junction. For each condition the pre-test mean was subtracted from the post-test mean. Descriptive and statistical analysis (Wilcoxon signed rank test) was conducted. Mean difference between pre and post test conditions for static stretching was 1.28cm (S.D.±1.21), and for compression massage was 2.19cm (S. D ±1.66). (p = 0.016) Compression massage seems to have a greater impact on hamstring flexibility than static stretching. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://orca.cf.ac.uk/70657/1/ES%20SA%20Physiotherapy%20UK.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://orca-mwe.cf.ac.uk/70657/1/ES%20SA%20Physiotherapy%20UK.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
