Revisiting the stretch-induced force deficit: A systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis of acute effects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When recommending avoidance of static stretching prior to athletic performance, authors and practitioners commonly refer to available systematic reviews. However, effect sizes (ES) in previous reviews were extracted in major part from studies lacking control conditions and/or pre-post testing designs. Also, currently available reviews conducted calculations without accounting for multiple study outcomes, with ES: -0.03 to 0.10, which would commonly be classified as trivial.

Methods

Since new meta-analytical software and controlled research articles have appeared since 2013, we revisited the available literatures and performed a multilevel meta-analysis using robust variance estimation of controlled pre-post trials to provide updated evidence. Furthermore, previous

SUBMITTER: Warneke K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11336295 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature