Effect of stretching program in an industrial workplace on hamstring flexibility and sagittal spinal posture of adult women workers: A randomized controlled trial

Muyor, José M.; López-Miñarro, Pedro Ángel; Casimiro, Antonio J.

doi:10.3233/bmr-2012-0323

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“…Regarding chronic effect of MSE in body posture, significant changes were observed in the spine in the concavities of the cervical and thoracic regions, asymmetries in the cervical region and on lumbar region curvature, as in accordance with outcomes in other studies (25,26) , but not in accordance with the study by Li et al (27) . Hashimoto et al (25) studied 11 individuals in average age of 37.1 years, during 3 to 4 months, and 20 sessions applied of one hour each, active stretching, 2 times per week; at the end of the study, the volunteers presented significant improvements in the leveling of the shoulders, hip, trunk and head.…”

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“…Hashimoto et al (25) studied 11 individuals in average age of 37.1 years, during 3 to 4 months, and 20 sessions applied of one hour each, active stretching, 2 times per week; at the end of the study, the volunteers presented significant improvements in the leveling of the shoulders, hip, trunk and head. Finally, Muyor et al (26) evaluated 58 women, mean age 44.2 years, in which were subjected to 12 weeks of stretching of posterior thigh muscles, 3 times a week and, at the end of the study, they showed a more aligned thoracic curve.…”

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Acute and chronic effect of stretching exercise on posture and flexibility of nurses and licensed practical nurses

Filho¹,

Gurgel²,

Silva³

et al. 2020

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Introduction: nurses and licensed practical nurses are among the most affected by postural deviations and their drawbacks, in the world. One of the ways to mitigate these ills is physical exercise, and it can be done at work environment, however, not as a form of workout gymnastics. Objective: To verify the effects of a muscle stretching exercise program (MSE) on posture and flexibility of nurses. Methods: Controlled clinical experiment with 28 nurses, aged 18-60 years, divided into experimental group (n=15) and control group (n=13). Anthropometric measures, flexibility and body posture of the trunk were performed. The intervention was of 08 weeks of MSE; each session lasted 40 min. The exercises had four sets of 30s of tension for 30s of the interval. An independent t-test compared the characteristics of the samples. The chi-square test treated the results regarding body posture, and the level of significance was p ≤ 0.05. Results: MSE promoted positive and chronic positive changes in the Experimental Group with attenuation of the concavities of the vertebral column in the cervical and thoracic regions. In the alignment of the cervical region and the curvature of the lumbar region, the effects were observed after the eight weeks of training, including sharp reduction of gibbosity in the scapula region after the exercise session. Conclusion: MSE promoted acute and chronic positive changes in body posture and flexibility in nurses.

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Acute and chronic effect of stretching exercise on posture and flexibility of nurses and licensed practical nurses

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Silva³

et al. 2020

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“…Connective tissue compliance is considered a major factor in musculoskeletal flexibility [16]. Muyor et al [17] reported that the forward pelvic tilt angle increased after hamstring muscle stretching, and Feland et al [16] confirmed that pelvic mobility in the sagittal plane increased in elderly people after hamstring muscle stretching. The increase in the tension in the hamstring muscles when sitting with the soles of the feet in contact with the floor may restrict the pelvic forward tilt.…”

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“…One factor that should influence the range of motion of the hip is the extensibility of the hamstrings, which drive the hip and knee as biarticular muscles. Hamstring stretching was shown to improve the pelvic anteversion angle [17] and the mobility of the hip in elderly individuals [16]. The sitting position in this study fixed the knee flexion angle at 90 , which should have increased hamstring tension during the measurement.…”

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Pelvic Movement in Aging Individuals and Stroke Patients

Asai¹

2017

Clinical Physical Therapy

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The mobility of the lumbar spine (anteversion and retroversion) may be reflected in seated pelvic mobility. When sitting with the soles of the feet in contact with the floor, friction may restrict the flexion of the knees and, consequently, the pelvic anteversion. In general, joint mobility declines with advancing age. Lumbar spine mobility in anteversion and retroversion also decreases with advancing age. The first half of this chapter is based on a study that investigated the relationship between age and the maximum pelvic anteversion and the retroversion angles in healthy volunteers. The measurements were performed with the subject in a sitting position with free knee movement. On the other hand, the sitto-stand movement is one of the most mechanically demanding tasks undertaken during daily activity. The sacral sitting posture, which is a characteristic posture of stroke patients, is not ideal for smoothly executing the sit-to-stand movement. Stroke patients may adopt this posture due to the need to increase sitting stability. The second half of this chapter discusses a study that investigated the relationship between the pelvic anteversion and retroversion angles and the ability of stroke patients to perform the sit-to-stand movement.

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“…Stretching is often used with the aim of promoting accruals in range of motion (ROM) in different population types (1,2,3,4,5,6,7), favoring the improvement of the daily life functions and injuries recovering (8,9), despite controversies with respect to physical performance and pain relief after its application (10,11,12,13,14,15). The increasing in ROM is possible because the stretching techniques influence muscle extensibility and joint flexibility (16,17).…”

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Effects of three protocols of hamstring muscle stretching and paravertebral lumbar

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Introduction the muscle stretching is widely used to gain extensibility and flexibility, it is important to know the duration of these effects, after return to usual activity level. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the effect of three protocols of hamstring and paravertebral lumbar muscles stretching, and joint flexibility and muscle extensibility after six weeks. Methods participants were 40 volunteers, with limited hamstring extensibility, randomized into three groups: active stretching static (n = 14), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (n = 14) and kinesiostretching (n = 12). The protocol was divided into 3 stages: the 1st control (six weeks), the 2nd application of stretch (six weeks) and the 3rd follow-up (eight weeks). The project was approved by the Ethics Committee on Human Research Unioeste, under protocol number 25536/2008. Four evaluations were conducted with board coupled to a system and goniometry and Well´s bench, distributed at the beginning and end of each step. Data were analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA, and one-way, with a significance level of 5%. Results there was no significant difference for the three groups in the control stage. There were significant differences in the three protocols in the stage of stretching. After follow-up stage, there was significant difference in the ratings to the board goniometry, and there was no difference in the Well’s Bench. Conclusion the three techniques promoted significant gain in extensibility and flexibility, extensibility was not maintained after the follow-up stage, and the flexibility of the posterior chain continued gains.

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Effect of stretching program in an industrial workplace on hamstring flexibility and sagittal spinal posture of adult women workers: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Hamstring stretching exercises performed in the working place are effective for increasing hamstring muscle extensibility. This increase generates a more aligned thoracic curve and more anterior pelvic inclination when maximal trunk flexion is performed.

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Acute and chronic effect of stretching exercise on posture and flexibility of nurses and licensed practical nurses

Acute and chronic effect of stretching exercise on posture and flexibility of nurses and licensed practical nurses

Pelvic Movement in Aging Individuals and Stroke Patients

Effects of three protocols of hamstring muscle stretching and paravertebral lumbar

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