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Does postexercise static stretching alleviate delayed muscle soreness? |
Buroker KC, Schwane JA |
The Physician and Sportsmedicine 1989 Jun;17(6):65-83 |
clinical trial |
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
Twenty-three subjects performed a 30-minute step test to induce delayed muscle soreness (DMS) in the eccentrically contracting thigh and calf muscles. A regimen of static stretching performed after the test did not alleviate DMS; there was neither temporary relief from pain immediately after stretching nor a general reduction in pain during the three-day exercise period. Serum creatine kinase level -- a commonly used marker of muscle damage -- was elevated after exercise and the strength of the sore thigh muscle was reduced; stretching did not affect these responses. These results contradict claims of the benefits of static stretching for relief of exercise-induced MDS.
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