Dynamic Warm-ups Play Pivotal Role in Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention
Dynamic warm-ups (DWs) are being increasingly used before athletic performance because of their perceived potential to promote readiness to play, enhance performance, and reduce injury across the recreational and elite athlete populations. There has been widespread adoption of warm-ups before athlet...
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| author | Derek Sople, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S. Reg B. Wilcox, III, P.T., D.P.T., M.S., M.B.A., O.C.S. |
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| description | Dynamic warm-ups (DWs) are being increasingly used before athletic performance because of their perceived potential to promote readiness to play, enhance performance, and reduce injury across the recreational and elite athlete populations. There has been widespread adoption of warm-ups before athletic activity and evolving literature suggesting best practices including the role of static versus dynamic stretching and combination of pre-performance activities. DWs have gained traction as a preferred warm-up approach over static stretching because of the increased potential to improve athletic performance and reduce injury by enhancing the musculoskeletal, neurologic, cardiovascular, and psychological systems before performance. In this article, we aim to discuss the physiological and potential athletic performance benefits of DWs, key differences compared with prior widely adopted pre-activity static stretching, injury reduction benefits, and recommendations for implementing DWs into pre–athletic performance activities including crucial components of a multifaceted sport-specific approach. Level of Evidence: Level V, expert opinion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e925afdb7a94cbd8638360c2e4bbfae2025-08-20T02:27:54ZengElsevierArthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation2666-061X2025-04-017210102310.1016/j.asmr.2024.101023Dynamic Warm-ups Play Pivotal Role in Athletic Performance and Injury PreventionDerek Sople, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S.0Reg B. Wilcox, III, P.T., D.P.T., M.S., M.B.A., O.C.S.1Address correspondence to Derek Sople, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S., Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Mass General Brigham Health Care Center, 1285 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446, U.S.A.; Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Dynamic warm-ups (DWs) are being increasingly used before athletic performance because of their perceived potential to promote readiness to play, enhance performance, and reduce injury across the recreational and elite athlete populations. There has been widespread adoption of warm-ups before athletic activity and evolving literature suggesting best practices including the role of static versus dynamic stretching and combination of pre-performance activities. DWs have gained traction as a preferred warm-up approach over static stretching because of the increased potential to improve athletic performance and reduce injury by enhancing the musculoskeletal, neurologic, cardiovascular, and psychological systems before performance. In this article, we aim to discuss the physiological and potential athletic performance benefits of DWs, key differences compared with prior widely adopted pre-activity static stretching, injury reduction benefits, and recommendations for implementing DWs into pre–athletic performance activities including crucial components of a multifaceted sport-specific approach. Level of Evidence: Level V, expert opinion.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666061X24001664 |
| spellingShingle | Derek Sople, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S. Reg B. Wilcox, III, P.T., D.P.T., M.S., M.B.A., O.C.S. Dynamic Warm-ups Play Pivotal Role in Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation |
| title | Dynamic Warm-ups Play Pivotal Role in Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention |
| title_full | Dynamic Warm-ups Play Pivotal Role in Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention |
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| title_short | Dynamic Warm-ups Play Pivotal Role in Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention |
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