title: Scientific, medical, and practical aspects of stretching.
abstract: This article addresses the medical, scientific, and practical aspects of stretching. Sections include information on the physiology of flexibility and stretching, stretching versus warm-up, and the clinical evaluation of flexibility. Detailed instructions for numerous stretching exercises for the major muscle groups are provided. Techniques for proper stretching are included.
authors.affiliation: Stretching Inc., Palmer Lake, Colorado.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular