Influence of stretching velocity on musculotendinous stiffness of the hamstrings during passive straight-leg raise assessments

Although velocity discrepancies have been identified as a potential threat to the validity of passive MTS measurements obtained with manual SLR techniques, the present findings suggest that the SLR at any of the velocities tested in our study (7-18°·s−1) did not elicit a detectible stretch reflex, and thereby may be appropriate for examining MTS.