The impact of stretching on sports injury risk: a systematic review of the literature. Download 204 KB .pdf
Stephen B. Thacker, Julie Gilchrist, Donna F. Stroup and C. Dexter kimsey, Jr. (2004) The impact of stretching on sports injury risk: a systematic review of the literature. Clinical Sciences, Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, Med. Sci. Sports Exerc, Vol. 36 No. 3, pp. 371–378. http://www.acsm-msse.org.
A recent systematic review (Herbert, R. D. and M. Gabriel (2002). Effects of stretching before and after exercising on muscle soreness and risk of injury: a systematic review. Br. Med. J. 325:468–470) concluded that the best available evidence indicates that stretching before or after exercise does not prevent muscle soreness or injury and that there isinsufficient evidence to assess effect on performance.There is not sufficient evidence to endorseor discontinue routine pre- or postevent stretching to preventinjury among competitive or recreational athletes.
