Central and peripheral responses to static and dynamic stretch of skeletal muscle: mechano- and metaboreflex implications.

Abstract

Different modalities of passive stretching administration (dynamic or static) in combination with circulatory cuff occlusion may reduce or amplify the mechano- and metaboreflex. We showed a reduced mechanoreflex response to static compared with dynamic stretching. The lack of increase in central hemodynamics during the combined mechano- and metaboreflex stimulation implicates marginal interactions between these two pathways.