Dynamic Mobilisation stimulates the nervous system, improves mobility and promotes the return of “elastic muscle qualities” diminished during initial static stretches.
1. Elastic Muscle Qualities and Static Stretching
Static stretching for range of motion involves holding a stretch for an extended period (usually 15–60 seconds). While static stretches lengthen muscle fibres and improve flexibility, they generally decrease the muscle’s ability to generate force and power due to “stretch reflex” inhibition, this leads to a reduction in the muscle’s elasticity and readiness for explosive movements. A diminished elastic response is not ideal before sport or fitness training that requires quick, dynamic movements.
2. Restoring Muscle Elasticity
Dynamic Mobilisation counters the temporary reduction in muscle elasticity caused by static stretching, it achieves this by reactivating the muscles and restoring their ability to quickly contract and rebound so the body is primed for action.
Dynamic movements engage both the muscle-tendon units and the nervous system to “wake up” muscles, enhancing neuromuscular coordination and reintroducing the elastic recoil effect in muscles. This’ great for high-intensity activities like sprinting, jumping, or heavy lifts when the body’s ability to store and utilise elastic energy (from the stretch-shortening cycle) directly impacts performance.
3. Nervous System Activation
Dynamic mobilisation also activates the central nervous system (CNS) by increasing heart rate, body temperature, and blood flow to muscles. These physiological changes prepare the body for more complex and intense movements. The coordination and rapid firing of motor neurons during dynamic movements help the CNS to fine-tune the motor pathways, ensuring that the body is responsive and efficient.
4. Improved Range of Motion (ROM)
Unlike static stretching, which only passively lengthen the muscles, dynamic mobilisation actively stretches and strengthens muscles and tendons, enhancing their flexibility while simultaneously maintaining functional strength and elasticity. The controlled, deliberate movements improve flexibility without compromising strength or explosiveness.
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