One-Leg stretch boosts other Leg's flexibility, small study suggests

NCT ID NCT07648732

First seen Jun 17, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This completed trial tested whether performing nerve stretches on one leg can increase flexibility in the opposite leg. Twenty healthy university students received a nerve mobilization technique on their right leg, while the control group rested. The study measured knee extension range of motion before and after. Results may inform future rehabilitation approaches.

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Neurodynamic hamstring mobilisation (nerve stretching technique)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward simpler rehabilitation methods for improving flexibility without directly stretching the tight muscle.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, early study in healthy young adults, not patients. Results may not apply to injured people or general populations.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

injury Neuromuscular Manifestations

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.