Physical therapists and sports medicine doctors explain when stretching sore muscles helps, and when you should try other things to ease the pain instead.
You’re getting out of the car after a long drive, or up from your computer after a stressful workday, and there it is—that tight, achy feeling in your neck. Your first instinct is to pull your head toward your shoulder, trying to lengthen your stiff, sore muscles. We’ve all been told stretching is a great way to keep your body loose and limber, and ward off any potential achy tightness.
But if you can’t, or if the relief doesn’t last, that points back to weakness: “That tells me that person actually needs to strengthen that hamstring.” But, there are times when stretching isn’t the best idea. For one, if you have DOMS, static stretching likely isn’t the answer, either. That’s because all that actin and myosin are jumbled up, making it difficult, if not impossible, to pull the muscle longer.
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