Therefore
the magnitude of inhibition may not have been different between
techniques. This finding has direct clinical implications, by providing
parents and clinicians reassurance that as the child takes steps towards
self management, and transitions from physiotherapist led stretching to
self stretching, both techniques are equally effective. It needs to be
noted that in our study, the self-stretch technique was performed under
the supervision of a physiotherapist who gave verbal feedback where
necessary. Thus, our findings do not rule out the possibility that the
self-stretch would be less effective if performed without professional
supervision.