Effects of a neurodynamic sliding technique on hamstring flexibility in healthy male soccer players. A pilot study

A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Neurodynamic Sliders on Hamstring Responses in Footballers with Hamstring Tightness

“…It indicates that extensibility or restoration of the natural compared to hamstring static stretching alone. Castellote-Caballero et al (9) compared the short-term effects of NS to no intervention control on hamstring flexibility using a passive SLR test in healthy male soccer players. The authors showed that NS provided a significant improvement in ROM of passive SLR.…”

“…The dominant leg, which was defined as the preferred Although abnormal muscle and tendon stiffness has been thought to be a cause of poor hamstring extensibility, several authors emphasised that abnormal mechanosensitivity due to sciatic nerve adhesion could potentially result in decreased hamstring extensibility and stretch tolerance (9,10). Healthy individuals (9) and individuals with hamstring strain (11) who presented with abnormal mechanosensitivity had poor hamstring extensibility. Neurodynamic sliders (NS) technique is a method of producing a sliding movement of neural structures relative to their mechanical interfaces.…”

“…This technique provides tension on the targeted nerve structure proximally via joint movements while releasing tension of the nerve distally, and then reversing the sequence (12). The effectiveness of NS has been proposed to improve measures of apparent hamstring extensibility (9)(10)(11)13) and postural balance (14). Weppler and Magnusson (15) suggested that increased joint ROM after a short stretching session may be due to changes in an individual's tolerance of the stretch rather than changes in musculotendinous structures.…”

“…The NS group received the NS technique on the sciatic nerve of the dominant leg, as suggested by Castellote-Caballero et al (9). The purpose of NS is to produce a sliding movement of neural structures relative to their mechanical interfaces with stressing to the neural structure proximally while releasing stress distally and then reversing the sequence.…”

A Influência Da Termoterapia No Ganho De Flexibilidade Dos Músculos Isquiotibiais

“…Na prática clínica têm-se observado que a limitação de flexibilidade deste grupo muscular é comum na população em geral. Da mesma forma, na área esportiva, isquiotibiais encurtados têm sido relacionados a tensões musculares, desenvolvimento de tendinopatia patelar e dor femoropatelar, dano muscular após o exercício excêntrico e redução no desempenho esportivo 26,27 . Neste sentido, foi observado que o alongamento passivo de vários grupos musculares, principalmente dos isquiotibiais, melhora o comprimento e a extensibilidade muscular, tanto de modo imediato, como em efeito em longo prazo do presente treinamento 28 .…”