Effect of Static Stretching on Forearm Blood Flow
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.4 Vol.4】
The purpose of the present study is to observe the effect of static stretching exercise on blood flow. Two healthy adults volunteered as experimental subjects. Dorsal flexion for wrist joint was performed as the static stretching. The wrist joint was passively flexed dorsad during 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 sec. Forearm blood flow was measured by using rubber strain gauge plethysmograph. The blood flow increased with increasing stretching period. During 40-60 sec of stretching the blood flow indicated almost constant value of 13ml/100ml/min. Lower blood flow was observed at "weak" stretching than at "strong" stretching.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.23/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.23/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Tetsuo Fukunaga*1, Hideaki Yata*2 |
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| University or institution | *1 Department of Physical Education, College of General Education, University of Tokyo, *2 Wako University |
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