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McGRATH RP, Whitehead JR, Caine DJ. The Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Post-Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Young Adults. Int J Exerc Sci. 2014;7(1):14-21
McGRATH, R. P., Whitehead, J. R., & Caine, D. J. (2014). The Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Post-Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Young Adults. International journal of exercise science, 7(1), 14-21.
McGRATH, Ryan P, et al. "The Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Post-Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Young Adults." International journal of exercise science vol. 7,1 (2014): 14-21.
McGRATH RP, Whitehead JR, Caine DJ. The Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Post-Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Young Adults. Int J Exerc Sci. 2014 Jan 01;7(1):14-21. eCollection 2014. PMID: 27182398; PMCID: PMC4831894.
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Int J Exerc Sci. 2014 Jan 01;7(1):14-21. eCollection 2014.

The Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Post-Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Young Adults.

International journal of exercise science

Ryan P McGRATH, James R Whitehead, Dennis J Caine

Affiliations

  1. Department of Movement Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA.
  2. Department of Kinesiology and Public Health Education, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.

PMID: 27182398 PMCID: PMC4831894

Abstract

Until recently, the scientific community believed that post-exercise stretching could reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), but recent reviews of studies on the topic have concluded that pre- or post-exercise static stretching has no effect on mitigating DOMS. However, the effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) post-exercise stretching on preventing DOMS has not been adequately studied. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of post-exercise PNF stretching on DOMS. Young adult participants (N=57) were randomly assigned to a PNF stretching group (n=19), a static stretching group (n=20), and to a no-stretching control group (n=18). All participants completed exercise designed to induce DOMS prior to post-exercise experimental stretching protocols. Participants rated their soreness level on a pain scale 24 and 48 hours post-exercise. A 3 × 2 mixed ANOVA showed there was an effect for time (

Keywords: DOMS; PNF; stretching

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