Physical therapy
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effect of hamstring muscle stretching on standing posture and on lumbar and hip motions during forward bending.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether stretching the hamstring muscles affects extensibility, as indicated by straight leg raising (SLR), lumbopelvic posture, and the relative amounts of lumbar and hip motion during forward bending. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that there is no relationship between hamstring muscle length and lumbopelvic posture. There was some indication, however, that stretching the hamstring muscles may affect motion during forward bending.