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- Title
Efeito agudo do alongamento por Facilitação Neuromuscular Proprioceptiva associado a TENS e crioterapia na flexibilidade dos músculos isquiossurais de mulheres saudáveis.
- Authors
Roberto Rebouças Junior, Francisco; Diniz Martins, Luana Priscila; Costa do Couto, Moisés
- Abstract
Introduction: Stretching by Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) is the most effective among the types of stretching. Increased flexibility after stretching is also due to increased tolerance of the subject to the stretching of the muscle, therefore, analgesic resources associated with PNF stretching may potentiate the effect of this technique. Objective: To measure the acute effect of PNF stretching associated with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and cryotherapy in the flexibility of hamstring muscles of healthy women. Methods: Sixty volunteers were randomly assigned to four groups: (G1) Control Group; (G2) PNF Stretching isolated; (G3) PNF with TENS; (G4) PNF associated with cryotherapy. Results: In the intragroup analysis, an increase in flexibility was observed in the comparison before and after the application of the techniques in all groups (p < 0.001), except G1. In the intergroup analysis, a statistical difference was observed only in the comparison of the three experimental groups (G2, G3 and G4) with the control group (G1) (p ≤ 0.002). Conclusion: PNF stretching applied isolated and associated with TENS or cryotherapy are equally effective to increase the acute flexibility of the hamstring muscles of healthy sedentary women.
- Subjects
HAMSTRING muscle; ANALGESIA; COLD therapy; EXERCISE; MUSCLE strength; PHYSICAL therapy; PROPRIOCEPTION; STRETCH (Physiology); TRANSCUTANEOUS electrical nerve stimulation; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL treatment; CONTROL groups; ANATOMY
- Publication
Fisioterapia Brasil, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 6, p727
- ISSN
1518-9740
- Publication type
Article