Morpho-functional implications of myofascial stretching applied to muscle chains: A case study

Autor:	Marinela Raţă, Bogdan Antohe, Bogdan Constantin Raţă
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Bursitis Cumulative Trauma Disorders Connective tissue Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Electromyography Isometric exercise Static stretching Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Muscle Stretching Exercises medicine Humans Effective treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Exostoses Muscle Skeletal Orthodontics 030222 orthopedics medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Rehabilitation Soft tissue 030229 sport sciences medicine.disease Calcaneus medicine.anatomical_structure Athletes Tendinopathy Female business
Zdroj:	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. 31:749-758
ISSN:	1878-6324 1053-8127
Popis:	BACKGROUND Most lesions of the soft tissues, especially those at the muscle level, are due to the lack of elasticity of the connective tissue and fascia. Stretching is one of the most commonly used methods of treatment for such musculoskeletal issues. OBJECTIVE This study tracks the effects of stretching on the electromyographic activity of muscle chains, applied to a 24-year-old athlete diagnosed with the Haglund's disease. METHOD For the evaluation, we used visual examination and surface electromyography (maximum volumetric isometric contraction). The therapeutic intervention consisted in the application of the static stretching positions, which intended the elongation of the shortened muscle chains. The treatment program had a duration of 2 months, with a frequency of 2 sessions per week and an average duration of 60 minutes. RESULTS The posterior muscle chains recorded an increase in the EMG activity, while the anterior muscle chains tended to diminish their EMG activity. As a result of the applied treatment, all the evaluated muscle chains recorded a rebalancing of the electromyographic activity, demonstrating the efficiency of stretching as a method of global treatment of muscle chains. CONCLUSIONS By analysing all the data, we have come to the conclusion that static stretching is an effective treatment method for shortened muscle chains.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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