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dc.contributor.authorApostolopoulos, Nikos
dc.contributor.authorMetsios, George S.
dc.contributor.authorNevill, Alan M.
dc.contributor.authorKoutedakis, Yiannis
dc.contributor.authorWyon, Matthew
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-11T09:15:40Zen
dc.date.available2015-08-11T09:15:40Zen
dc.date.issued2015-01-31
dc.identifier.citationStretch Intensity vs. Inflammation: A Dose-dependent Association? 2015, 3 (1) International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science
dc.identifier.issn2202946X
dc.identifier.doi10.7575/aiac.ijkss.v.3n.1p.27
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/565809
dc.description.abstractThe intensity of stretching is rarely reported in scientific literature. In this study, we examined the effects of stretching intensities at 30%, 60%, and 90% of maximum range of movement (mROM) on the inflammatory response of the right hamstring muscle. Methods: A randomised within-subject trial was conducted with 11 healthy recreationally active males over a three week period. Participants were strapped into an isokinetic dynamometer in the supine position, with the right knee fastened in a knee immobilizer. After randomising the ROM percentages, the hamstring muscle was moved to one of the three chosen ROM percentages for that week and held there for 5 x 60 seconds followed by a 10 second rest between repetitions. A 5ml blood sample was collected pre-, immediately post, and at 24 hours post intervention for high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) assessments. Results: Significant increases in hsCRP levels were observed between 30% mROM and 90% mROM (p=0.004) and 60% mROM and 90% mROM (p=0.034), but not between 30% and 60% (p>0.05). Conclusions: Muscle stretching at submaximal levels does not elicit a significant systemic inflammatory responses.
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJKSS/article/view/1623/1552
dc.subjectstretch intensity
dc.subjectinflammation
dc.subjecthsCRP
dc.titleStretch Intensity vs. Inflammation: A Dose-dependent Association?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.identifier.journalInternational Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science
rioxxterms.funderJisc
rioxxterms.identifier.projectUOW110815GM
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2015-01-31
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-20T13:32:29Z
html.description.abstractThe intensity of stretching is rarely reported in scientific literature. In this study, we examined the effects of stretching intensities at 30%, 60%, and 90% of maximum range of movement (mROM) on the inflammatory response of the right hamstring muscle. Methods: A randomised within-subject trial was conducted with 11 healthy recreationally active males over a three week period. Participants were strapped into an isokinetic dynamometer in the supine position, with the right knee fastened in a knee immobilizer. After randomising the ROM percentages, the hamstring muscle was moved to one of the three chosen ROM percentages for that week and held there for 5 x 60 seconds followed by a 10 second rest between repetitions. A 5ml blood sample was collected pre-, immediately post, and at 24 hours post intervention for high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) assessments. Results: Significant increases in hsCRP levels were observed between 30% mROM and 90% mROM (p=0.004) and 60% mROM and 90% mROM (p=0.034), but not between 30% and 60% (p>0.05). Conclusions: Muscle stretching at submaximal levels does not elicit a significant systemic inflammatory responses.


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