#5 State of Research Prospectus

The problem for my research paper is will stretching prevent injuries during physical activity. I have found a lot of case studies and research done on this subject, some saying different things, some saying the same. When I first thought of this topic, I thought the answer would be simple. But as it turns out, the health care field is never simple. You would think that if you stretch your muscle, it won’t be as tight, so thus preventing injury. But that is not the case. There are other factors that you have to control in order to get an accurate answer. As complicated as it might be, its easier researching something you are interested in. This question always intrigued me since I took an exercise physiology class last year. My teacher told us that stretching is not effective unless someone is to do it chronically. Meaning for stretching to work, you have to stretch not just before exercise, but every day, a couple times a day. So seeing someone at the gym who holds a stretch for 5 seconds and then moves on, is really not doing anything for themselves. Interesting, right?