Muscle Stretching Exercises
"Muscle Stretching Exercises" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Exercises that stretch the muscle fibers with the aim to increase muscle-tendon FLEXIBILITY, improve RANGE OF MOTION or musculoskeletal function, and prevent injuries. There are various types of stretching techniques including active, passive (relaxed), static, dynamic (gentle), ballistic (forced), isometric, and others.
| Descriptor ID |
D052580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.063.500.387.750 E02.779.483.750 E02.831.535.483.750 G11.427.410.698.277.249 I03.350.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Stretching Exercises- Muscle Stretching Exercises
- Exercise, Muscle Stretching
- Exercises, Muscle Stretching
- Muscle Stretching Exercise
Passive Stretching- Passive Stretching
- Stretching, Passive
- Relaxed Stretching
- Stretching, Relaxed
- Static-Passive Stretching
- Static Passive Stretching
- Stretching, Static-Passive
Active Stretching- Active Stretching
- Stretching, Active
- Static-Active Stretching
- Static Active Stretching
- Stretching, Static-Active
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Stretching Exercises" by people in Profiles.
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Randomized trial of Tibetan yoga in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Cancer. 2018 Jan 01; 124(1):36-45.
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Effects of a Short-Duration Stretching Drill After Pitching on Elbow and Shoulder Range of Motion in Professional Baseball Pitchers. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar; 45(3):692-700.
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Effects of G-trainer, cycle ergometry, and stretching on physiological and psychological recovery from endurance exercise. J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Dec; 28(12):3453-61.
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Randomized, controlled trial of yoga in women with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Apr 01; 32(10):1058-65.
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Recent advances in the rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Mar; 42(3):153-71.
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Effects of a 4-week youth baseball conditioning program on throwing velocity. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Dec; 24(12):3247-54.
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Induction of Sirt1 by mechanical stretch of skeletal muscle through the early response factor EGR1 triggers an antioxidative response. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jan 28; 286(4):2559-66.