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Immediately Effects of Static Stretching of the Ankle Plantar Flexor for 5 Minutes on Balance Control and Muscle Activity in Healthy Young Adults

  • Yoon, Sang-Hyuk (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Won (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Lee, Dongyeop (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Hong, Ji-Heon (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Yu, Jae-Ho (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Seop (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Kim, Seong-gil (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University)
  • Received : 2021.11.16
  • Accepted : 2021.12.15
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to confirm the effect of static stretching of the plantar flexor for 5 minutes on balance and ankle muscle activity when walking in young adults. Methods: This study experimented on 20 healthy college students without vestibular and musculoskeletal diseases. Subjects performed static stretching intervention of plantar flexor for 5 minutes on a stretch board set at 15° to 25° Balance was measured four times before intervention (pre), after intervention (post), 5 minutes after intervention (post 5 min), 10 minutes after intervention (post 10 min), and ankle muscle activity was measured during walking. For the analysis and post hoc analysis, one-way Repeated Measure ANOVA and Fisher's LSD (Last Significant Difference) was performed to find out the change in balance and the activity of ankle muscles before static stretching, pre, post, post 5 minutes rest, post 10 minutes rest. Results: There was no significant difference in weight distribution index (WDI) in balance, but stability index (ST) showed a significant difference, and there was also a significant difference in correlation pre, post, post 5min rest, post 10 minutes rest (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in ankle muscle activity during walking in Tibialis anterior (TA), Medial gastrocnemius (GM), and Lateral gastrocnemius (GL) (p>0.05). Conclusion: The stability index (ST) increased significantly immediately after static stretching and decreased after 5 minutes. After static stretching, at least 5 minutes of rest are required to restore balance.

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