muscle stretching exercises

Preferred Label : muscle stretching exercises;

MeSH definition : Exercises that stretch the muscle fibers with the aim to increase muscle-tendon FLEXIBILITY, improve RANGE OF MOTION or musculoskeletal function, and prevent injuries. There are various types of stretching techniques including active, passive (relaxed), static, dynamic (gentle), ballistic (forced), isometric, and others.;

MeSH synonym : exercise, muscle stretching; muscle stretching exercise;

CISMeF synonym : exercises, muscle stretching;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Stretching;

MeSH hyponym : active stretching; static stretching; dynamic stretching; proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching; isometric stretching; passive stretching; ballistic stretching; Stretching, Static; Stretching, Passive; Relaxed Stretching; Stretching, Relaxed; Static-Passive Stretching; Static Passive Stretching; Stretching, Static-Passive; Stretching, Isometric; Stretching, Active; Static-Active Stretching; Static Active Stretching; Stretching, Static-Active; Stretching, Ballistic; Stretching, Dynamic; PNF Stretching; PNF Stretchings; Stretching, PNF; PNF Stretching Exercise; Exercise, PNF Stretching; PNF Stretching Exercises; Stretching Exercise, PNF; Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation; Neuromuscular Facilitation, Proprioceptive; Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitations;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretching;

Details

Origin ID

D052580;

UMLS CUI

C1720868;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Gagging [NCIt concept]
- Material Stretched [NCIt concept]
- Stretch [ICHI action]
- Stretched [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Stretching [NCIt concept]
- Stretching exercises (regime/therapy) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Stretching procedure (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- active stretching [MeSH concept]
- ballistic stretching [MeSH concept]
- dynamic stretching [MeSH concept]
- isometric stretching [MeSH concept]
- muscle stretching exercises [MeSH concept]
- passive stretching [MeSH concept]
- proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching [MeSH concept]
- static stretching [MeSH concept]
See also
- yoga [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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