Research has shown that
when performed after a training session, static stretching has the ability to improve flexibility and
joint range of motion, as well as relaxing the muscles, and it's also useful tool for alleviating muscle
soreness.
The symptoms are stiffness or
soreness after rest, reluctance to exercise, bunny - hopping or other abnormal gaits (e.g. legs moving together
when running rather than swinging alternately), lameness, pain, reluctance to stand on rear legs, jump up, or climb stairs, subluxation or dislocation of the hip
joint, or wasting away of the muscle mass in the hip area.