Viscoelastic stress relaxation in the hamstrings before and after a 10‐week stretching program

Peixoto, Gustavo H.; Andrade, André Gustavo Pereira de; Menzel, Hans-Joachim; Araújo, Sílvia Ribeiro Santos; Pertence, Antônio Eustáquio de Melo; Chagas, Mauro Heleno

doi:10.1002/mus.24593

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“…Flexibility training was the most preferred exercise type, followed by resistance and endurance training. Benefits of flexibility exercise include the promotion of well-being and relaxation [ 17 ]. Therefore, its choice could be an attempt to minimize the psychological impact caused by public life restrictions.…”

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Restrictercise! Preferences Regarding Digital Home Training Programs during Confinements Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wilke

Mohr

Tenforde

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Confinement measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused substantial reductions in global physical activity (PA) levels. In view of the manifold health benefits of PA, the development of interventions counteracting this trend is paramount. Our survey with 15,261 participants (38 ± 15 years, 58.5% females) examined preferences towards digital home exercise programs in 14 countries affected by COVID-19. More than two-thirds of the sample (68.4%, n = 10,433) indicated being interested in home exercise, and most participants were willing to work out at least three times per week (89.3%, n = 9328). Binary logistic regression revealed that female sex, working part-time, younger age, and being registered in a gym were associated with willingness to exercise. Flexibility (71.1%, n = 7377), resistance (68.6%, n = 7116), and endurance training (62.4%, n = 6478) were the most preferred types of exercise. Our results may guide health providers in developing individually tailored PA interventions during the current and future pandemics.

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Restrictercise! Preferences Regarding Digital Home Training Programs during Confinements Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Mohr

Tenforde

et al. 2020

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“…Since there is no rigid randomized clinical trial to confirm this suggestion, its reasonableness remains unclear. However, a recent study found that higher stretch intensity or duration might be necessary to achieve better outcomes based on the creep and stress relaxation properties of the soft tissue [ 30 ].…”

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Static Progressive Orthoses for Elbow Contracture: A Systematic Review

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Lin

Liu

et al. 2017

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Background As one of the most common musculoskeletal complications following trauma, elbow contracture is a frequent source of disabled daily activities. Conventional interventions are inadequate to provide favorable outcome. The static progressive orthoses are getting popular in the treatment of this problem. Objective The purpose of this review was to assess the effectiveness of static progressive orthoses for elbow contracture. Methods Literatures when written in English published during 1 January 1997 and 31 January 2017 were searched in the following databases: Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PubMed, and EBSCOhost. Articles are quality-assessed by two assessors, each article was summarized in evidence tables, and a narrative synthesis was also performed. Results Ten clinical trials were included. The study design and outcome measures used varied. Significant immediate improvement in the range of motion was reported by all studies, and those effects were still significant at follow-up. No significant difference was shown between static progressive and dynamic orthoses for elbow contracture in one randomized control trial. Conclusions Current low-quality evidence suggested that static progressive orthoses provided assistance for elbow contracture through improving range of motion. Further research is recommended using high-quality randomized controlled trials.

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“…Each participant was familiarized with and properly positioned on the isokinetic dynamometer termed the Flexmachine that was built in the Biomechanics Laboratory of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) (for details see Peixoto et al 2015). All equipment settings were recorded for future use (Cabido et al 2014).…”

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“…In this study we used a repeated-measures design to assess hamstring flexibility via an isokinetic knee extension test as previously described (Cabido et al 2014;Peixoto et al 2015). Participants were seated on the Flexmachine with the distal third of the thigh supported at 45º hip flexion relative to the ground.…”

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Assessment of the Maximal Range of Motion from Initial Sensation of Stretching to the Limits of Tolerance

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The aim of this study was to determine whether the first sensation of stretching (ROMFSS) may predict the maximum range of motion (ROMMAX) in male (N = 37) and female (N = 32) volunteer subjects, and to assess the reliability of the ROM perceived by subjects in relation to a pre-determined ROM (ROM50%). Subjects attempted three experimental sessions with 48 hours between sessions 1 and 2 and 28 days between sessions 1 and 3. Within each session, five trials were performed with isokinetic equipment to assess posterior thigh muscle flexibility. The results revealed a strong and significant correlation between ROMMAX and ROMFSS for both sexes, females (r = 0.96, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.92) and males (r = 0.91, p < 0.001; R2 = 0.82). The accuracy of the model verified by the standard error of estimate (SEE) was high in the equations proposed for both female (SEE = 4.53%) and male (SEE = 5.45%). Our results revealed that ROMFSS may predict the ROMMAX for both male and female subjects. The ROMFSS may contribute to the development of evaluation methods that do not subject the individuals to conditions that may include unnecessary risk of injury and is well suited to monitor the training process of stretching exercises with submaximal loads.

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Viscoelastic stress relaxation in the hamstrings before and after a 10‐week stretching program

Abstract: Individuals who participated in a 10-week hamstrings passive-static stretch program had a reduced RSR response. A higher stretch intensity or longer duration may be necessary to achieve RSRs similar to those reported before the stretch program.

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Restrictercise! Preferences Regarding Digital Home Training Programs during Confinements Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Restrictercise! Preferences Regarding Digital Home Training Programs during Confinements Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Static Progressive Orthoses for Elbow Contracture: A Systematic Review

Assessment of the Maximal Range of Motion from Initial Sensation of Stretching to the Limits of Tolerance

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