One minute static stretch of plantar flexors transiently increases H reflex excitability and exerts no effect on corticospinal pathways

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Changes in H-reflex amplitude to muscle stretch and lengthening in humans

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Increased range of motion after static stretching is not due to changes in muscle and tendon structures

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Specific modulation of spinal and cortical excitabilities during lengthening and shortening submaximal and maximal contractions in plantar flexor muscles

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Effects of a Dynamic Warm-Up, Static Stretching or Static Stretching with Tendon Vibration on Vertical Jump Performance and EMG Responses

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Corticospinal Excitability Preceding the Grasping of Emotion-Laden Stimuli

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Fast increase of motor cortical inhibition following postural changes in healthy subjects

(2012) Massimiliano Oliveri et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

A review of the acute effects of static and dynamic stretching on performance

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ALPHA, BETA AND GAMMA MOTONEURONS: FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY IN THE MOTOR SYSTEM'S FINAL PATHWAY

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Specific modulation of corticospinal and spinal excitabilities during maximal voluntary isometric, shortening and lengthening contractions in synergist muscles

(2011) Julien Duclay et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Effect of Acute Static Stretch on Maximal Muscle Performance

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Moderate-duration static stretch reduces active and passive plantar flexor moment but not Achilles tendon stiffness or active muscle length

(2009) Anthony D. Kay et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Monopolar surface electromyography: a better tool to assess motoneuron excitability upon passive muscle stretching

(2009) Hikmat Hadoush et al.   Journal of Physiological Sciences

The acute effect of stretching on the passive stiffness of the human gastrocnemius muscle tendon unit

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