On 2/20/99, Amy Parker<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
<<Just wondering if anyone knew of any articles/studies/publications
investigating the effects of pre- or post- exercise stretching on
delayed onset muscle soreness.>>
***Most of the research that I have read indicates that the typical types of
static or sports stretching have no significant effect on accelerating or
resolving DOMS.
It should also be noted that some authorities caution that static stretching
may inhibit performance in strength and power sports and that dynamic
stretching is far more relevant [Iashvili A (1982) Active and passive
flexibility in athletes specialising in different sports (Russian) Teoriya i
Praktika Fizescheskoi Kultury 7; 51-52 - translated summary in Siff M C &
Verkhoshansky Y "Supertraining" Ch 3.5].
A fairly thorough review of the field of eccentric activity is given in:
Stauber WT (1989) Eccentric Action of Muscles: Physiology, Injury and
Adaptation Exer Sport Sci Revs 17: 157-186. The article contains over 120
refernces and these will take you even further.
Dr Mel C Siff
Denver, USA
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