Acute effects of muscle stretching on physical performance, range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active individuals: a systematic review

DG Behm, AJ Blazevich, AD Kay… - Applied physiology …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Recently, there has been a shift from static stretching (SS) or proprioceptive neuromuscular
facilitation (PNF) stretching within a warm-up to a greater emphasis on dynamic stretching …

Resistance training induces improvements in range of motion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Alizadeh, A Daneshjoo, A Zahiri, SH Anvar… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Although it is known that resistance training can be as effective as stretch
training to increase joint range of motion, to date no comprehensive meta-analysis has …

Acute effects of dynamic stretching on muscle flexibility and performance: an analysis of the current literature

J Opplert, N Babault - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Stretching has long been used in many physical activities to increase range of motion (ROM)
around a joint. Stretching also has other acute effects on the neuromuscular system. For …

Potential effects of dynamic stretching on injury incidence of athletes: a narrative review of risk factors

DG Behm, S Alizadeh, A Daneshjoo, A Konrad - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
The use of dynamic stretching as a replacement for static stretching in the warm-up is
widespread based on the reports of static stretching-induced performance impairments …

Bilateral and unilateral asymmetries of isokinetic strength and flexibility in male young professional soccer players

A Daneshjoo, N Rahnama, AH Mokhtar… - Journal of human …, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study investigated bilateral and unilateral asymmetries of strength and flexibility in male
young professional soccer players. Thirty-six soccer players (age: 18.9±1.4 years) …

The effects of comprehensive warm-up programs on proprioception, static and dynamic balance on male soccer players

A Daneshjoo, AH Mokhtar, N Rahnama, A Yusof - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The study investigated the effects of FIFA 11+ and HarmoKnee, both being popular
warm-up programs, on proprioception, and on the static and dynamic balance of …

Acute effects of various stretching techniques on range of motion: A systematic review with meta-analysis

DG Behm, S Alizadeh, A Daneshjoo, SH Anvar… - Sports Medicine …, 2023 - Springer
Key Points The meta-analysis on joint range of motion (ROM) increases revealed a small
effect size in favor of an acute bout of stretching compared to the control condition. Subgroup …

Physiological and performance responses to the “FIFA 11+”(part 1): is it an appropriate warm-up?

M Bizzini, FM Impellizzeri, J Dvorak… - Journal of sports …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the study was to examine the post-exercise effects of the “FIFA 11+” on various
physical performance and physiological variables, to understand whether this programme is …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dynamic and static stretching within general and activity specific warm-up protocols

M Samson, DC Button, A Chaouachi… - Journal of sports science …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of static and dynamic stretching
protocols within general and activity specific warm-ups. Nine male and ten female subjects …

[HTML][HTML] The accumulated effects of foam rolling combined with stretching on range of motion and physical performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Konrad, M Nakamura, D Bernsteiner… - Journal of sports science …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although it is well known that both stretching and foam rolling can acutely increase the
range of motion (ROM) and affect performance, the effects of a combined treatment (foam …