What to stretch? - Isolated proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching of either quadriceps or triceps surae followed by post-stretching activities alters tissue stiffness and jump performance.

To overcome a possible drop in performance following longer stretch durations (>60 s), post-stretching dynamic activities (PSA) can be applied. However, it is not clear if this is true for isolated proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching of different muscle groups (e.g., triceps s...

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Published in:Sports Biomechanics Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 2798 - 2816
Main Authors: Konrad, Andreas, Seiberl, Wolfgang, Tilp, Markus, Holzer, Denis, Paternoster, Florian Kurt
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Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2024
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          Konrad, Andreas
          Seiberl, Wolfgang
          Tilp, Markus
          Holzer, Denis
          Paternoster, Florian Kurt
        affil: Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, Graz University, Graz, Austria
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          Stretching Physiology
          Neuromuscular Junction Physiology
          Quadriceps Muscles Physiology
          Triceps Surae Muscles Physiology
          Jumping Physiology
          Proprioception Physiology
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Human
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          Muscle Contraction
          Muscle Relaxation
      ab: To overcome a possible drop in performance following longer stretch durations (>60 s), post-stretching dynamic activities (PSA) can be applied. However, it is not clear if this is true for isolated proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching of different muscle groups (e.g., triceps surae and quadriceps). Thus, 16 participants performed both interventions (triceps surae PNF + PSA; quadriceps PNF + PSA) in random order, separated by 48 h. Jump performance was assessed with a force plate, and tissue stiffness was assessed with a MyotonPro device. While no changes were detected in the countermovement jump performance, the PNF + PSA interventions resulted in a decrease in drop jump performance which led to a large magnitude of change following the triceps surae PNF + PSA and a small-to-medium magnitude of change following the quadriceps PNF + PSA. Moreover, in the triceps surae PNF + PSA intervention, a decrease in Achilles tendon stiffness was seen, while in the quadriceps PNF + PSA intervention, a decrease in the overall quadriceps muscle stiffness was seen. According to our results, we recommend that especially triceps surae stretching is avoided during warm-up (also when PSA is included) when the goal is to optimise explosive or reactive muscle contractions.
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