Stretch for the treatment and prevention of contractures

Six articles on PainSci cite Harvey 2017: (1) The Complete Guide to Trigger Points & Myofascial Pain (2) Quite a Stretch (3) Why So “Negative”? (4) Complete Guide to Frozen Shoulder (5) Dupuytren’s Contracture (6) Stretching for Pain (and Pleasure) 

PainSci notes on Harvey 2017:

This is a Cochrane review of static stretch for the treatment and prevention of contractures. The verdict? A clear thumbs down. Based on “high-quality evidence” they concluded that “stretch is not effective for the treatment and prevention of contractures.”

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