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Hamstring stretching program improves stretch tolerance for chronic musculoskeletal pain
March 2013
Hamstring stretching program improves stretch tolerance for chronic musculoskeletal pain
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Stretch Exercises Increase Tolerance to Stretch in Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Phys Ther. 2009 Oct;89(10):1016-26. Epub 2009 Aug 20.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
30 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, persisting for 3 months, were recruited to this RCT. Within subject randomization was conducted to allocate one leg of each participant to a stretching exercise group and the other leg to a control group which did not undergo stretching exercise. The results from this study indicated that stretching increases tolerance to discomfort associated to with...
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