Fascial or Muscle Stretching? A Narrative Review

Stretching exercises are integral part of the rehabilitation and sport. Despite this, the mechanism behind its proposed effect remains ambiguous. It is assumed that flexibility increases, e.g., action on muscle and tendon, respectively, but this is not always present in the stretching protocol of th...

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Main Authors: Carla Stecco, Carmelo Pirri, Caterina Fede, Can A. Yucesoy, Raffaele De Caro, Antonio Stecco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/307