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BET 1. DOES STRETCHING BEFORE EXERCISE HELP PREVENT INJURY?
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Report by: Michael Callaghan, Research Physiotherapist
Search checked by: Claire Suff, Senior Physiotherapist
Institution: Centre for Rehabilitation Science, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
In [adults performing sport and exercise] does [a stretching routine prior to exercise] reduce [injury]?
A young adult who is keen on sport asks you about a suitable stretching routine for the lower limb in order to prevent injury. You are unsure which, if any, is effective and seek out the evidence.
MEDLINE 1950 to week 1 May 2009, via OVID interphase: {[(stretch$.mp)] AND [(exp athletic injuries OR exp leg injuries OR exp sprains and strains OR exp soft tissue injuries or injur$.mp) LIMIT to "therapy (sensitivity)" and human and English language}.
Searches also conducted in CINAHL, AMED, SPORTDiscus, EMBASE, via the OVID interface, the Cochrane database and PEDro.
The Medline search produced 341 studies. Several studies of varying quality were identified; however, a 2008
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