 Muscle Stretching Exercises
"Muscle Stretching Exercises" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Exercises that stretch the muscle fibers with the aim to increase muscle-tendon FLEXIBILITY, improve RANGE OF MOTION or musculoskeletal function, and prevent injuries. There are various types of stretching techniques including active, passive (relaxed), static, dynamic (gentle), ballistic (forced), isometric, and others.
| Descriptor ID |
D052580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.779.483.750 E02.831.387.750 G11.427.590.530.698.277.249 I03.350.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Stretching Exercises- Muscle Stretching Exercises
- Exercise, Muscle Stretching
- Exercises, Muscle Stretching
- Muscle Stretching Exercise
Active Stretching- Active Stretching
- Stretching, Active
- Static-Active Stretching
- Static Active Stretching
- Stretching, Static-Active
Passive Stretching- Passive Stretching
- Stretching, Passive
- Relaxed Stretching
- Stretching, Relaxed
- Static-Passive Stretching
- Static Passive Stretching
- Stretching, Static-Passive
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Muscle Stretching Exercises" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Muscle Stretching Exercises" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Stretching Exercises" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Walker TJ, Tullar JM, Diamond PM, Kohl HW, Amick BC. Association of Self-Reported Aerobic Physical Activity, Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity, and Stretching Behavior With Presenteeism. J Occup Environ Med. 2017 05; 59(5):474-479.
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Escamilla RF, Yamashiro K, Mikla T, Collins J, Lieppman K, Andrews JR. Effects of a Short-Duration Stretching Drill After Pitching on Elbow and Shoulder Range of Motion in Professional Baseball Pitchers. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar; 45(3):692-700.
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