A comparison of static and ballistic stretching techniques for improving the range of motion about selected anatomical joints of 55 to 75 year old females

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Denis Ellwooden_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T18:24:17Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T18:24:17Z
dc.date.copyright1980en_US
dc.date.issued1980
dc.degree.departmentFaculty of Education
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this investigation was to compare static and ballistic stretching techniques for improving the flexibility, or range of motion, about selected anatomical joints of 55 to 75 year-old females. Forty-four women who regularly attended swimming pool sessions at three Greater Victoria aquatic centers were classified into three groups: Experimental Group A, Experimental Group B, and Control Group. Experimental Group A received a three-week treatment program of static stretch exercises, whereas Experimental Group B received a three-week program of ballistic stretch exercises. The Control Group received no specific flexibility training. The treat­ment for both experimental groups was designed to improve the range of motion in the subjects' shoulders, elbows, trunk, hips, knees, and ankles. Subjects were tested on ten measures of flexibility prior to and following the three-week exercise programs. The data from the test sessions were subjected to correlated t-tests, analysis of covariance, and Scheffé multiple comparison of means. The results showed that a defined program of either static or ballistic stretching may significantly improve the range of motion of older adults for selected flexibility measures. Further, while general physical activity such as swimming is capable of maintaining flexibility for the older person, to order to significantly improve joint range of motion specific flexibility training must be applied.en_US
dc.format.extent101 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19731
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleA comparison of static and ballistic stretching techniques for improving the range of motion about selected anatomical joints of 55 to 75 year old femalesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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