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Article

Exploring Shank Circumference by Stretching after Training among Volleyball Players

by
Yi-Lang Chen
*,
Fang-Min Tsai
,
Wei-Chen Hsu
,
Chun-Ju Yang
and
Ting-Yo Yei
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei 24301, Taiwan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(16), 8849; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168849
Submission received: 16 June 2021 / Revised: 6 August 2021 / Accepted: 20 August 2021 / Published: 22 August 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2nd Edition: Sports and Health)
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Abstract

This preliminary study examined the effects of a stretching intervention after training and its duration (15 vs. 30 min) on participants’ shank circumference (SC) reduction and subjective discomfort score. Ten male volleyball players underwent a routine 3 h training. A two-way analysis of variance revealed that the stretching intervention had significant effects on SC reduction (p < 0.01) and subjective discomfort scores (p < 0.001). Stretching after training could help eliminate shank strain, and a slighter discomfort in shanks when stretching was also seen (score, 20.1/100). An independent-samples t test revealed a significantly higher SC reduction (p < 0.01) with 30 min of stretching (5.6 mm) than with 15 min of stretching (2.7 mm); both stretching durations reduced SC significantly more than the no-stretching condition did. The findings of this study can serve as a reference for volleyball players to alleviate shank strain after daily routine training.
Keywords: stretching; shank circumference reduction; intervention time; subjective discomfort stretching; shank circumference reduction; intervention time; subjective discomfort

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Chen, Y.-L.; Tsai, F.-M.; Hsu, W.-C.; Yang, C.-J.; Yei, T.-Y. Exploring Shank Circumference by Stretching after Training among Volleyball Players. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8849. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168849

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Chen Y-L, Tsai F-M, Hsu W-C, Yang C-J, Yei T-Y. Exploring Shank Circumference by Stretching after Training among Volleyball Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(16):8849. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168849

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Chen, Yi-Lang, Fang-Min Tsai, Wei-Chen Hsu, Chun-Ju Yang, and Ting-Yo Yei. 2021. "Exploring Shank Circumference by Stretching after Training among Volleyball Players" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 16: 8849. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168849

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Chen, Y.-L., Tsai, F.-M., Hsu, W.-C., Yang, C.-J., & Yei, T.-Y. (2021). Exploring Shank Circumference by Stretching after Training among Volleyball Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16), 8849. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168849

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