Static stretching duration needed to decrease passive stiffness of hamstring muscle-tendon unit

Static stretching (SS) is widely used to decrease and retain the passive stiffness of the muscle-tendon unit in clinical and athletic settings. It is important to consider the minimum SS duration required to decrease the passive stiffness of the hamstring, from the perspective of injury prevention o...

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Main Authors: Masatoshi Nakamura, Tome Ikezoe, Satoru Nishishita, Hiroki Tanaka, Jun Umehara, Noriaki Ichihashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpfsm/8/3/8_113/_pdf/-char/en