Table 1. Comparison of passive hip flexion ROM evolution after stretching exercise.
Movement |
Mode |
Pretest (º) |
0 min (º) (ES) |
60 min (º) (ES) |
Hip flexion |
SS |
108.1 ± 4.04‡ |
112.1 ± 4.13 (0.38) |
109.1 ± 4.91‡ (0.10) |
DSNL |
104.5 ± 4.21 |
111.0 ± 5.06† (0.55) |
112.4 ± 4.99*† (0.71) |
DSLL |
109.1 ± 3.92‡ |
107.5 ± 4.78‡ (0.23) |
107.0 ± 4.75‡ (0.26) |
DSHL |
109.3 ± 4.30‡ |
105.3 ± 4.81† ‡ (0.72) |
108.0 ± 5.20‡ (0.18) |
ROM, range of motion; ES, effect size; SS, static stretching; DSNL, dynamic stretching with no load; DSLL, dynamic stretching with a light load; DSHL, dynamic stretching with a heavy load.* Significant difference from SS (p < 0.05).† Significant difference from Pretest (p < 0.05).‡ Significant difference from DSNL (p < 0.05)