Muscle flexibility
Question 1
Muscle flexibility is the ability of the joints, bones, and muscles to cross inducing movement. There are three types of flexibility, namely active, corrective, and functional flexibility. Corrective flexibility is the use of specific practices that help in rectifying the posture of a person. One of the processes involved is foaming. For this project, the issue of muscle flexibility will be discussed. The discussion will be based on both primary and secondary sources, such as journals and research papers. It will apply scholarly sources since they are proven to be suitable for academic purposes and are more unlikely to contain false details. Another important aspect is that all the articles used will be recent and not based on more than five years since the research was conducted. The measure is to ensure that all recent developments in the field are covered.
Question 2
The reason for doing the project was to increase knowledge on the topic. By reading through research papers and seeing more details about the topic, one is bound to get much information about it. It is also possible to note the advancements that have been made in the muscle flexibility topic. If, for example, a new method of foaming has been introduced, it will be covered and explained in detail.
Question 3
The project will be mainly based on secondary sources due to the ease in access, and the lesser time it takes to compile the data. In that case, the data will be collected from areas such as hospitals and medical articles that discuss the issue.
Question 4
After the research, some of the main points discovered are listed below. Muscle energy technique is a more effective strategy compared to static stretching when it comes to treating patients with a hamstring injury. Studies have been conducted to confirm and certify the importance of having a muscle energy technique at the expense of static stretching. The studies are conducted by having a group of patients, some of whom are subjected to muscle energy technique and others to muscle stretching. The results were then analyzed depending on how the patients responded and how effective the plans are. From the studies and experiments conducted by the students using various muscles, examples, footballers, basketballers and the skaters, it revealed that muscle energy technique, static stretching as well as other methods of muscle stretching, proved to be effective. However, muscle energy technique was more preferred as the patients did not experience much pressure, and the results on patients with hamstring injury were commendable.