Question

What impact do you think stretching might have on certain muscular system pathologies? Why? Are there any pathologies you think that stretching would have no impact on? If so, which ones?

Answer 1

• Stretching is very important to keep the muscles flexible.
• It keeps the muscles,strong and healthy and also stretching helps to increase the flexibility a range of motions in the joints.
• If there is no proper stretching it affects your muscle activities and leads to weakness and will not be able to extend and leads to muscle damage,joint pains sprain etc.
• For eg. A Hamstring stretch will keep the muscles in the back of your thigh Flexible.
• It is not necessary that to stretch every muscles you have.The areas needed to stretch are the lower extrimities.
• The calves,hamstrings,Hip flexor in the pelvis and quadriceps sould be stretched.
• The stretching of sholuder,necka nd lower back is also beneficial.