Assessment of the Maximal Range of Motion from Initial Sensation of Stretching to the Limits of Tolerance

Figure 1. Schematic presentation of the time course associated with the experimental protocol. ROM_MAX = joint maximal range of motion; ROM_FSS = range of motion corresponding to the first muscular sensation of stretching; ROM_50%= the range of motion registration corresponding to a specific point, (i.e., a tension sensation corresponding to halfway (ROM_50%) between the lower (ROM_FSS) and upper (ROM_MAX) limit of the continuum of the individual's tolerance to stretching.