Effects of a Specific Stretching Protocol for the Treatment of Achilles’ Tendon Chronic Pain caused by Muscle tendon’s Stiffness

Purpose of the study The present study was aimed to investigate if a specific lower limb’s stretching protocol could benefit on Achilles’ tendon ( chronic pain caused by muscle tendon ( stiffness in NCAA D 1 men soccer players during the in season period Hypothesis It was hypothesized that a specific stretching protocol could benefit on D 1 men’s soccer players that have been experiencing AT’s chronic pain for the previous period of activity through the enhancement of superficial backline ( myofascial chain’s compliance levels Methods T wenty four NCAA D 1 men soccer players, from age 18 to 25 were included in the study and randomly assigned to an experimental group (n 12 and a control group (n 12 A 6 week stretching protocol with focus on the enhancement of lower limb’s posterior kinetic chain compliance levels was built for members of the experimental group.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/exercise-science-research-proposal-posters/1168/thumbnail.jp