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| Study | Participants | Intervention | Calculated method of MTS from torque-angle curve | |||
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| Muscle | Term | Total stretching duration | Stretching intensity | |||
| Konrad et al. ( |
79 men (23.3 ± 2.5 years) and 43 women (23.4 ± 3.7 years); IG: n = 23, CG: n = 21 | PF | Acute | 120 sec (30 sec * 4 sets) | ROM maximum | Between 0 and 100%ROM |
| Konrad et al. ( |
7 men (27.5 ± 8.3 years) and 7 women (24.9 ± 3.1 years) | PF | Acute | 300 sec (60 sec * 5 sets) | Until a maximum tolerable stretch | Between last 10 deg of ROM maximum |
| Oba et al. ( |
14 men (22.9 ± 1.0 years) | PF | Acute | 300 sec (60 sec * 5 sets) | (a) 100%, (b) 75%, and (c) 50% of the maximal passive resistive torque | Between 15-25 deg of ankle DF |
| Ryan et al. ( |
7 men (24±4 years) and 5 women (21 ± 1 years) | PF | Acute | 480 sec (30 sec * 16 sets) | Point of discomfort | At (a) 1, (b) 5, (c) 9, and (d) 13 deg of ankle DF (fourth-order polynomial regression) |
| Hatano et al. ( |
8 men (21.3 ± 0.7 years) and 8 women (20.9 ± 0.8 years) | Ham | Acute | 300 sec (300 sec * 1 set) | 100%ROM, 110%ROM, 120%ROM |
Between 50 and 100%ROM |
| Palmer et al. ( |
13 women (21 ± 2 years) | Ham | Acute | 120 sec (30 sec * 4 sets) | Point of discomfort | Between 90 and 100%ROM (fourth-order polynomial regression) |
| Rodrigues et al. ( |
12 men (22.2 ± 0.5 years) | Ham | Acute | 30 sec * 4 sets | 90%ROM | Between last third of ROM maximum |
| Akagi et al. ( |
19 men (23.7 ± 2.3 years) | PF | Long-term | 10800 sec (360 sec * 6 times/week * 5 weeks) | 3 deg lower than the ROM | Between 15 and 25 deg of ankle DF |
| Longo et al. ( |
18 men and 12 women (22.7 ± 1.8 years); IG: n = 15 (22.3 ± 0.8 years), CG: n = 15 (23.4±0.8 years) |
PF | Long-term | 27000 sec (450 sec * 5 times/week * 12 weeks) | Maximally tolerable stretch within the pain limit | At 20 deg of ankle DF (best polynomial regression) |
| Konrad et al. (2014) | 35 men (23.9 ± 2.9 years) and 14 women (22.5 ± 2.5 years); IG: n = 19, CG: n = 15 | PF | Long-term | 3600 sec (120 sec * 5 times/week * 6 weeks) | Point of discomfort | Between 0 and 100%ROM |
| LaRoche et al. ( |
29 men (31.6 ± 15.2 years) | Ham | Long-term | 3600 sec (300 sec * 3 times/week * 4 weeks) | Point of mild discomfort | Between 50 and 85 deg of knee extension |
| Gajdosik et al. ( |
10 women; IG: n = 6 (23 ± 4 years), CG: n = 4 (21 ± 1 years) | PF | Long-term | 4500 sec (150 sec * 5 times/week * 6 weeks) | Not reported | Between (a) 0 and 100%ROM and (b) last 10 deg of ankle DF (third order polynomial regression) |
| Brusco et al. ( |
13 men (23.6 ± 3.9 years) | Ham | Long-term | 5760 sec (480 sec * 2 times/week * 6 weeks) | Maximum tolerable stretch amplitude irrespective of the timing or magnitude of pain onset | Between last third angles relative to (a) the ROM maximum reached before and after training and (b) the same angle reached before training |
| Marshall et al. ( |
14 men and 8 women (22.7 ±3.8 years) | Ham | Long-term | 7200 sec (360 sec * 5 times/week * 4 weeks) | Not reported | Between 20-50 deg of knee extension |
| Kudo et al. (2002) | 8 men (24.6 ± 1.8 years) | PF | Long-term | 4500 sec (225 sec * 7 times/week * 2.9 weeks) | 35 deg of ankle dorsiflexion | Between15 and 25 deg of ankle DF |
| Guissard et al. ( |
8 men and 4 women (21-35 years) | PF | Long-term | 18000 sec (600 sec * 5 times/week * 6 weeks) | Maximum dorsiflexion tolerated by the participants | Between 15 and 25 deg of ankle DF |
| Nakao et al. ( |
30 men (22.7 ± 2.2 years); IG: n = 15 (22.5 ± 2.9 years), CG: ne = 15 (22.9 ± 1.2 years) | Ham | Long-term | 3600 sec (300 sec * 3 times/week * 4 weeks) | Point just before pain | Between 50 and 100%ROM |