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Fourteen participants were involved with this within-subjects, repeated-measures study, consisting of four conditions: 30-seconds of static (SS), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), dynamic (DS) stretching, and a no-stretch control condition. Passive hip flexion and shoulder extension ROM, pain pressure thresholds (PPT), knee flexors and right shoulder extension maximum voluntary isometric contraction force (MVIC), 30-s MVIC fatigue index and muscle activation (electromyography: EMG) were measured pre- and post-intervention. The primary findings were that 30-seconds of SS elicited greater moderate magnitude ROM improvements in the stretched limb (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, 8.1%) compared to control. Non- significant (p\u2009=\u20090.08) SS-induced ROM gains were observed with the contralateral leg inferring the possibility of crossover effects in some individuals. There were no significant effects on the shoulder with any intervention. 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