Physical therapists warn that static stretching before a workout actually weakens your muscles and increases injury risk, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Athletes with lingering post-injury hamstring stiffness may improve hamstring flexibility more through static leg extension and hold stretches, rather than leg stretch ...

Static stretching before workouts feels right—but according to U.S. physical therapy experts, it may be quietly sabotaging ...

Background The influence of warm-up exercises on the muscle properties has already been investigated before. Strikingly, it still remains unclear which warm-up exercises should be performed in order ...

Muscle stiffness is when the muscles feel tight and difficult to move, particularly after resting. This can cause them to feel sore. Possible causes include a sprain or strain, an infection, and ...