Stewart,
As I told luke, I'd like to see this research, so I am still waiting for
Linda to answer the questions that I propsed. I do apologize to Luke and
others if I did come accross to be arrogant, but that was not my intention.
All I wanted was to wait for Linda to give more details before we continue
talking constructively. However, Sarah has made my point... you need to
concentrate on studies that give stretches for the correct area, and to
gather such a large sample together ignores this fact and hence will make
the study irrelevant.
However, we must wait for Linda's response before we will know what the
actual study is about.
Henry***
>From: Sarah Fern Striffler <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: pre-exercise stretching
>Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 07:59:10 -0400
>
>Dear Stewart,
>
>In support of Henry, I'd like to point out that many studies I've read (No,
>I
>did not read this one.) have large sample size by including all sorts of
>people,
>
>both w/ & w/o problems (mostly w/o) & giving some utterly meaningless
>stretch to all of them. I can believe the statistical accuracy of such a
>study &
>
>yet believe it to be clinically irrelevant to the average patient who
>should
>stretch
>certain key areas prior to a work-out.
>
>For instance what can one really say is the clinical relevance of a study
>that
>lumps together, say, all kinds of back pain, or all kinds of shoulder
>pathology?
>
>Or even all people w/ Dx of "tennis elbow"?
>
>You see what I mean. I do, however, believe in the importance of a good
>clinical evaluation & a PT plan based on the eval, with changes as needed
>w/ re-evaluation each session, based on continuing resonse to Rx.
>
>Sarah Fern Striffelr, PT
>
>
>[log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > Luke
> >
> > I quite agree with your comments re. sample size, the same thoughts
>occurred
> > to me when I read Henry's response.
> >
> > Henry, I am sorry to criticize but your comments discounting a study
>with
> > 1538 because it disagrees with your personal experience (as Luke says, a
> > sample of size of 1) comes across as somewhat arrogant. If you wish to
> > convince others of your belief then perhaps you should provide more
> > convincing evidence. Please take this as constructive criticism and
>not a
> > personal attack.
> >
> > Stewart Harrison
> > Physiotherapist
> > UK
>
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