Table 2.

Upper and lower limb muscle stretching (control group)

Muscles	Positioning	Start position	Final position
Wrist flexors50	Standing	90° shoulder flexion and elbow supination. The contralateral hand supporting the palmar surface of the limb to be stretched	Maximum wrist extension
Wrist extensors50	Standing	90° shoulder flexion, elbow pronation. The contralateral hand supporting the dorsal surface of the limb to be stretched	Maximum wrist flexion
Ankle flexors50	Sitting	The limb to be treated crossed over the contralateral limb. One hand stabilizes the ankle and the other positioned on the dorsal surface of the foot	Maximum ankle extension
Ankle extensors50	Standing	Both hands against the wall and the lower limb to be treated in knee and hip extension with flexion of the ankle	Maximum ankle flexion