Acute Effects of Static Stretching Duration on Gastrocnemius Muscle Vascularization

Yuksek Ihtisas University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Stretching Exercises

Treatments: Behavioral: 2 Minute Static Stretching; Behavioral: 5 Minute Static Stretching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04459195

Kamile U Akkaya

Details and patient eligibility

About

Stretching effects skeletal muscle flexibility, vascularity and physical performance. The aim of our study is to examine the acute effects of static stretching duration on gastrocnemius muscle vascularization in healthy participants by superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and to compare the effects of 2 and 5 minutes of static stretching on blood flow.

Full description

The study will be included 30 healthy volunteers. The participants will be divided into two groups. Static stretching was administered to the gastrocnemius muscle. Stretching applications will be applied to the first group for 2 minutes and to the second group for 5 minutes. Muscle vascularization will be evaluated by a new method, superb microvascular imaging (SMI). SMI is a recently developed ultrasound imaging technique that aims to visualize low velocity and small diameter blood vessel flow.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy volunteers between the ages of 18-35,
• Without knee, hip, ankle and waist pathology,
• Has not undergone any surgery on the lower extremity.

Exclusion criteria

• Rheumatic, musculoskeletal, neurological and vestibular problems,
• Bone pathologies,
• Joint laxity,
• Connective tissue disorders
• Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, arthritic or inflammatory problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

2 Minute Static stretching

Experimental group

Description:

Stretching applications will be applied to the first group for 2 minutes .

Treatment:

Behavioral: 2 Minute Static Stretching

5 Minute Static stretching

Experimental group

Description:

Stretching applications will be applied to the first group for 5 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 5 Minute Static Stretching