The effects of stretching with cryotherapy, stretching with heat and stretching alone on hamstring flexibility in physically active females

Devyani Raghwani; Maximilian Wdowski

doi:10.12968/ijtr.2019.0075

The effects of stretching with cryotherapy, stretching with heat and stretching alone on hamstring flexibility in physically active females

Devyani Raghwani, Maximilian Wdowski

School of Life Sciences

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Abstract

Background/Aims A pre- and post-intervention study was conducted to examine the effects of acute cryotherapy with stretching, heat with stretching, and stretching alone on hamstring flexibility. Methods Thirty female participants were randomly allocated into three groups: stretching with cryotherapy, stretching with heat, or stretching without an intervention. A sit and reach test and the 90/90 active knee extension test were conducted before and after a 20-minute stretching routine to measure hamstring flexibility. Results Differences were observed pre- and post-test in the sit and reach test and knee 90/90 extension tasks (P<0.05) within all three groups. However, there were no significant differences (P>0.05) between the three intervention groups. Conclusions Combining stretching with cryotherapy or heat application potentially provides no additional benefit to stretching alone in short-term enhancements to hamstring muscle flexibility in physically active females.

Original language	English
Article number	0075
Journal	International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
Volume	27
Issue number	9
Early online date	23 Sept 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2019.0075
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://dx.doi.org/ 10.12968/ijtr.2019.0075

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Keywords

Lower limb
Muscle
Physical activity
Sport
Therapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation

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