BACKGROUND Posterior shoulder tightness, as demonstrated by limited internal rotation range of motion, is a suggested factor in many shoulder pathologies. Methods to increase posterior shoulder mobility may be beneficial. HYPOTHESIS Shoulder internal rotation range of motion will not change with either of 2 interventions: cross-body stretch alone and cross-body stretch plus posterior capsule ...

[Purpose] This study examined the effect of the release exercise and exercise position in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). [Subject] A 40-year-old, right-hand-dominant man presented with CTS, with pain and progressive tingling and numbness in the right hand. [Methods] The subject performed three exercises: (1) release, (2) wrist flexor stretching, and (3) wrist extensor stretching. In session 1, t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of aerobic and stretching exercises on severity of primary dysmenorrhea. MATERIALS AND METHODS This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 105 female students who were suffering from primary dysmenorrhea. The participants were divided into aerobic exercise, stretching exercise, and control groups. The two intervention groups did the exercises three times a...

Objective-To determine the effect of stretching and jogging on the series elastic muscle stiffness of the plantar flexors and on the range of dorsiflexion at the ankle joint. Methods-24 healthy subjects participated in this study. Each subject undertook all of the following protocols, in random order: (1) stretching protocol: five 30 s static stretches with 30 s rest between stretches; (2) aero...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of ankle plantar flexors stretching with closed kinetic chain (CKC) in hemiplegia patients. [Methods] This study used a reversal design (A-B-A') for a stroke with hemiplagia. The intervention program consisted of 30 min sessions, once a day, for 15 days. The subjects were trained for 15 sessions in total. Pelvic movements (anterior...

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is common practice for increasing range of motion, though little research has been done to evaluate theories behind it. The purpose of this study was to review possible mechanisms, proposed theories, and physiological changes that occur due to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques. Four theoretical mechanisms were identified: autoge...

Background It is important to improve the routine ADL(activities of daily living) in the elderly and then diverse and various therapeutic interventions or exercises are applied for the therapy. Generally, to increase the efficiency of the exercise and prevent the injury, the stretching is commonly used [1]. Indeed, there are many case that the elderly complain of the difficulties to control the...

BACKGROUND Tension-type headache (TTH) is a disease with a great incidence on quality of life and with a significant socioeconomic impact. OBJECTIVES The aim of this review is to determine the effectiveness of physical therapy by using manual therapy (MT) for the relief of TTH. DATA SOURCES A review was done identifying randomized controlled trials through searches in MEDLINE, PEDro, Cochra...