A comparative investigation on the effects of duration of stretch between static stretching and a muscle energy technique
Item
- Title
- A comparative investigation on the effects of duration of stretch between static stretching and a muscle energy technique
- Author(s)
- Clark Peter
- Abstract
- Static stretching (SS) and muscle energy technique (MET) are used extensively in Osteopathic practice to resolve muscle dysfunction and to improve joint range of motion (ROM). However, there are few clinical trials to establish the efficiency of these treatments. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effectiveness of SS and a contract relax antagonist contract (CRAC) MET on increasing the length of the hamstring muscle group, and to determine the influence that differing stretch durations has on the two techniques. Twenty asymptomatic subjects, ten male and ten female, aged between 19 and 40, were recruited from the first, second and fourth year students at the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy. The selected subjects were randomly assigned to five groups of four people, with each group receiving a different duration of stretch in both stretching techniques. The different durations for each group were 0,15,30,45, and 60 seconds. Three treatment modalities (No treatment, SS,and CRAC MET) were performed on all subjects in a random order, one week apart, with three repetitions of each stretching technique. Only the knee with the lesser extension ROM was treated and measured in the study. Hamstring length was determined by measuring active knee extension ROM with a universal goniometer performed at pre and post-intervention. To stabilise the pelvis throughout the procedure, the unique application of a tapping technique was applied to the low back. Related t-test analysis demonstrated a significant increase in active knee extension ROM for both SS and CRAC MET, with CRAC MET producing greater significant gains in ROM than SS (p<0.05). However, no statistical difference was found between the effects of differing stretch durations on the gains in ROM (p<0.05). It was concluded that both SS and CRAC MET were effective in increasing hamstring muscle length, with CRAC being more effective than SS, and that no relationship existed between different durations of stretch and increases in hamstring muscle length.
- presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 2002
- Date Submitted
- 1.11.2003 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 91
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12983
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Keywords
- Osteopathy,Static stretching,Range of motion,Osteopathy
- Recommended
- 1
- Item sets
- Thesis
Clark Peter, “A comparative investigation on the effects of duration of stretch between static stretching and a muscle energy technique”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1351