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Abstract
Hamstring muscle flexibility gains are often sought after by the physically active population. Static stretching is often used as a way to increase hamstring muscle flexibility with immediate and long term gains (Nelson & Bandy, 2004; Rubley et al., 2001 ). However, there may be more effective treatments to gain the desired hamstring flexibility. Soft-tissue massage has been shown to immediately increase hamstring muscle flexibility, however it has not been researched for long-term gains as well as being used in conjunction with a static stretching program. GT is an instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilization technique that claims to increase muscle flexibility through the releasing of soft-tissue restrictions. There is currently no known research examining immediate or long-term hamstring muscle flexibility gains using GT or the use of GT in conjunction with a static stretching program. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate immediate and long-term hamstring muscle flexibility gains between soft-tissue massage and GT both combined with a static stretching program.
Year of Submission
2014
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Division of Athletic Training
First Advisor
Peter Neibert
Date Original
2014
Object Description
1 PDF file (47 pages)
Copyright
©2014 Keri Anne Sotak
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Sotak, Keri Anne, "Static Stretching, Soft-Tissue Massage, and Graston Technique on Hamstring Flexibility" (2014). Graduate Research Papers. 4454.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4454
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