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.