I am currently involved in a dissertation research project and am looking at the effects of acute dynamic stretching and static stretching on eccentric hamstring strength in sprinters.
I have been searching for scientific papers relating to the efficacy of dynamic stretching in performance and also examples of programmes. There are plenty of anecdotal articles but not a great deal utilising clinical trials. I have searched on PubMed, British Library COPAC, LWW online, and JAP online. Any further leads from the forum would be appreciated. So far I have the following key papers: Cornwell, A., Nelson, A.G., Heise, G.D., and Sidway, B. (2001). Acute effects of passive muscle stretching on vertical jump performance. Journal of Human Movement Studies, 40, 307-324. Kokkonen, J., Nelson, A.G., and Cornwall, A. (1998). Acute muscle stretching inhibits maximal strength performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 69(4), 411-415. Knudson, D., Bennett, K., Corn, R., Leick, D., Smith, C.(2001). Acute Effects of Stretching Are Not Evident in the Kinematics of the Vertical Jump. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: 15(1), 98�101. Nelson, A. G., Kokkonen, J. (2001). Acute Ballistic Stretching inhibits maximal strength performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 72, 415-419. Nelson, A.G., Ivan, K. Guillory, A.,Cornwell, A., Kokkonen, J.(2001). Inhibition of Maximal Voluntary Isokinetic Torque Production Following Stretching Is Velocity-Specific. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: 15(2), 241�246. Thanks for your time. Chrystene Adamson 3rd yr Sports Rehabilitation Student Salford University, UK -------- View all messages at http://sportsci.org/forum. Click on the links to JOIN, UNJOIN, alter MAIL OPTIONS, or get INFO/HELP on acceptable messages.
