Immediate and short-term effects of neurodynamic techniques on hamstring flexibility: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Good hamstring flexibility(HF) is crucial for sports performance and health, with injuries having an economic impact on healthcare and sports teams. Therefore, our objectives were to estimate the effect of neurodynamic techniques on HF and to compare the effect of these techniques with static stretching.

Methods

We systematically searched the Cochrane, MEDLINE(via PubMed), Scopus, Web of Science and Sportdiscus databases for RCTs comparing neurodynamic interventions with control intervention or with static stretching exercises for HF in adults with limited HF. We conducted a random-effects meta-analysis with subgroup analyses according to the type of comparison group(control group or static stretching exercises) and total number of sessions. Furthermore, to reflec

SUBMITTER: Nunez de Arenas-Arroyo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11801537 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature