2018 Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 135-139
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the difference of musculotendinous stiffness (MTS) on stretching induced effects. Twelve healthy male university students participated in this study. Maximum range of motion (ROM) at ankle dorsiflexion and MTS of ankle plantar flexors were measured in pre- and post- stretching. The plantar flexors were stretched for 2 minutes. Correlation between pre-MTS and maximum ROM increase was assessed. After stretching, maximum ROM had significantly increased (p<0.01). There was a significant decrease in MTS after stretching compared with before the stretching (p<0.01). A significant negative correlation was found between pre-MTS and maximum ROM increase（r=−0.69, p=0.011). The present study results demonstrated that a negative significant correlation between individual MTS and the stretching induced effects, which indicated that higher MTS might lead to smaller stretching induced effects such as flexibility.
