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Reducing risk of injury due to exercise

BMJ 2002; 325 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.325.7362.451 (Published 31 August 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:451

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Stretching is not warm-up !

D. Shields and L. Piechowski should have stretched their hands a few
times before rushing on their keyboards.MacAuley and Best's paper does not
bury the warm-up habit, but only stretching. I'm curious about what
scientific study of warm-up would indicate.

Competing interests: No competing interests

02 September 2002
Axel Ellrodt
American Hospital of Paris, emergency department.
63 Bd Victor hugo 92202 Neuilly sur Seine France