Static Stretching has long been thought of as an important factor to consider for injury and performance. This episode is aimed at challenging that argument. Well, we can't really call it a challenge since the evidence for static stretching is 20+ years old and has been disproven consistently over the last 10 years.Honestly, its not that important.. there are better choices to to be made with your time. It's not just our opinion, its the consensus amongst the scientific community and its what the research says. There is enough high quality peer-reviewed data to support that notion that stretching has minimal long term benefit and that we are able to achieve the same results with strength training in which the big difference there.. with strength training you build your tissues capacity for load! Upgrade your clinical skills and become a patreon:https://patreon.com/SportsMedicineProject?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSign up for a free weekly Research review about topics related to Sports Medicine straight to your email: https://gmail.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c3dca95db0740390c605a128e&id=b41f1293caRead through our already written blogs:https://achievepodiatry.com.au