Neuromuscular electrical stimulation affects the change in stretch tolerance by static stretching
Akira Saito, Takamasa Mizuno · 2026
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Akira Saito and Takamasa Mizuno published a journal article in 2026 on electrical stimulation and stretching at the ankle. The stimulation makes calf muscles contract through pads placed either over a nerve or over the muscle itself. They tested whether it changes how much stretch a person can tolerate.
After stimulation and five minutes of stretching, the gain in ankle bend was small and alike across groups, about two to three degrees. Muscle-tendon stiffness fell by similar amounts in all groups. Stretch tolerance rose clearly only after stimulation, by 9.0 percent over the nerve and 6.9 percent over the muscle. Rest alone gave a 1.5 percent rise. Pad position did not matter much.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Akira Saito, Takamasa Mizuno |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37215 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |