The effects of static stretching programs on muscle strength and muscle architecture of the medial gastrocnemius

• Shigeru Sato,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan, Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan

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• Kakeru Hiraizumi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan

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• Ryosuke Kiyono,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan, Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan

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• Taizan Fukaya,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan, Department of Rehabilitation, Kyoto Kujo Hospital, Minami-ku, Japan

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• Satoru Nishishita,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Tokuyukai Medical Corporation, Toyonaka, Japan, Kansai Rehabilitation Hospital, Tokuyukai Medical Corporation, Toyonaka, Japan

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• João Pedro Nunes,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Physical Education and Sport Center, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8144-5906

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• Masatoshi Nakamura

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: masatoshi-nakamura@nuhw.ac.jp

  Affiliations Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan, Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8184-1121

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