Is it true that static stretching improves performance and prevents injury? We see it all the time — people lacing their fingers and pulling their arms behind their bodies to stretch their ...

latrobe.edu.au It is a commonly held belief that static stretching plays an important role in improving running performance and decreasing injury risk.1 As such static stretching, undertaken as part ...

Improper training often results in diminished flexibility. Stretching has been promoted for years as an integral part of training programme to decrease the risk of injury. Static stretching and ...