Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy and Moist Heat Pack Application on Musculotendinous Stiffness and Hysteresis During Passive Ankle Motion

Athletic trainers and other sports medicine personnel frequently incorporate thermal therapy prior to therapeutic exercise. It is well known that thermal modalities increase skin surface and intramuscular temperatures1 –4 and local blood flow,5,6 which help promote muscle relaxation5,7 and tissue extensibility.8–13 Clinically, assessing flexibility or tissue extensibility following the use of a thermal modality is based on observations made with changes in joint range of motion8 –10,13,14 and often measured using a goniometer or inclinometer. However, joint range of motion
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