Does Stretching Reduce Injuries and Post-Workout Soreness?..No, according to most research

[Adam Reyer]

The NYT recently featured this article saying that most research shows that pre and post-workout stretching does not reduce injuries and soreness. My questions are:

1) Do people believe this (I feel that stretching probably does help reduce injuries, somewhat)?

2) What about regular/on-going stretching, like Yoga (that would have to help reduce injuries, I would think)?

The article also says that most experts recommend a quick warm-up before exercise as the best way to avoid injuries - I think we'd probably all concur with that (although it begs the question of whether they've tested a quick warm-up followed by stretching, which might even be better ;-)).

Oh well, I guess we shouldn't lift a gift horse in the mouth if the studies tell us not to bother stretching, right?..

[Adam Reyer]

I'm with you Neg.

[Paul Honig]

I personally find the pre-exercise stretch quite beneficial. I feel much better after a couple of hours of tennis or basketball if I've taken 20 minutes to stretch before playing.