Effects of slow dynamic, fast dynamic, and static stretching on recovery of performance, range of motion, balance, and joint position sense in healthy adults

Table 1 Vertical jumping, and maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) strength of knee muscles among control, SDS, FDS and SS stretching groups (values are mean ± SD)

	Group	Pre-test	5-min	1-h
Countermovement jump height	Control	28.9 ± 4.1	24.7 ± 3.9*	28.3 ± 4.1*
(cm)	SDS	28.9 ± 4.6	29.8 ± 4.6	29.8 ± 4.2
	FDS	28.7 ± 4.1	28.4 ± 3.8	28.3 ± 3.6
	SS	29.1 ± 4.7	26.8 ± 3.5*	28.1 ± 4.2
Squat jump height (cm)	Control	27.7 ± 2.9	24.9 ± 3.7*	27.9 ± 5.1
	SDS	28.3 ± 4.2	29.1 ± 3.9	29.3 ± 5.4
	FDS	27.9 ± 2.6	28.5 ± 4.4	28.5 ± 4.3
	SS	28.3 ± 3.8	26.1 ± 3.2*	27.9 ± 5.0
Hamstrings MVIC strength	Control	24.1 ± 3.1	20.7 ± 3.5*	23.1 ± 3.3
	SDS	24.4 ± 3.1	26.7 ± 2.8^a	24.4 ± 5.1
	FDS	24.0 ± 3.1	23.6 ± 3.3	23.4 ± 6.2
	SS	23.6 ± 2.9	20.7 ± 3.5*	22.3 ± 3.4
Quadriceps MVIC strength	Control	35.8 ± 3.8	30.8 ± 4.1*	32.7 ± 4.4
	SDS	36.7 ± 3.0	38.3 ± 3.0^a	36.1 ± 3.6
	FDS	36.5 ± 3.1	36.7 ± 4.2^a	35.4 ± 6.2
	SS	36.4 ± 2.5	33.9 ± 3.5*	35.2 ± 4.4

SDS Slow dynamic stretching group, FDS Fast dynamic stretching group, SS Static stretching group, * = significant difference with pre-test (p < 0.05), ^a = significant difference with control group (p < 0.05)

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