Has anyone seen any benefit from stretching? is it really broscience?

[Jelet]

im sorry but im starting to think that tnation is pure bullsh!t.

look at this article.

if i am reading this correctly, it says stretching wont work?

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...ng_doesnt_work

my phyiscal therapist has me doing this routine to help with my flexibility for my herniated disc.
and this takes me an hour to do. its annoying.
is this bs? am i wasting my money at physical therapy!!?

[ObeseFat]

Having tight muscles sucks, and they certainly doesn't make your body work more efficiently or help with avoiding injury. If you care about fitness you should be stretching and working on your mobility whether you are injured or not. When it comes down to it, to do certain exercises with perfect form you really need decent flexibility, or else you definitely risk injuring yourself. ATG squats are a good example, if you do those with poor flexibility you are likely going to round your lower back without even knowing it. I don't know how well stretching helps with healing injuries, but it definitely helps with avoiding them.

[AirForceV]

Fixed my ****. hurt a disc in my spine. cleared it right up. Still working on everything else but I've improved greatly.






a flexible body is a strong body.

[Jelet]

Fixed my ****. hurt a disc in my spine. cleared it right up. Still working on everything else but I've improved greatly.






a flexible body is a strong body.

thx bro. so stretching really is legit. fk tnation.

[Ramborage]

Inlfamed my sciatic nerve somehow last year, and fractured my L1 when I was younger. Pain seemed to hit me all at once and I couldn't stand up for more than 15 minutes at a time. First thing my PT had me do was stretches every morning. This got me out of a majority of my pain within a few days. Also had plantar fasciitis. Stretching was the only way to get rid of that. Can't tight muscles also make arthritis worse or cause it? Would make sense since it pulls the joints closer together.

[Jelet]

Inlfamed my sciatic nerve somehow last year, and fractured my L1 when I was younger. Pain seemed to hit me all at once and I couldn't stand up for more than 15 minutes at a time. First thing my PT had me do was stretches every morning. This got me out of a majority of my pain within a few days. Also had plantar fasciitis. Stretching was the only way to get rid of that. Can't tight muscles also make arthritis worse or cause it? Would make sense since it pulls the joints closer together.

thx bro.

[monsterBEN]

Listen to your PT. Patients who don't follow their home exercise plan always take longer to get better. srs.


And yes, over time stretching does work.

[GumpLife]

Stretching is a great way to ensure that you do not become a "repeat offender".. The healing process isn't always fun, but its worth it. Sticking your foot in a bucket of ice 3 times a day for a high ankle sprain isnt fun, but its beneficial.