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British Journal of Sports Medicine logoLink to British Journal of Sports Medicine
. 1976 Mar;10(1):26–34. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.10.1.26

Joint mobility changes due to low frequency vibration and stretching exercise*

J Atha, D W Wheatley
PMCID: PMC1859364  PMID: 963370

Abstract

It has been shown that fifteen minutes of locally applied cycloid vibration of low amplitude and frequency is equally as effective as a fifteen minute programme of flexibility exercises in increasing short term mobility of the hip flexors. It is suggested that this mobility change may occur as a result of improved muscle relaxation.

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