jerryhesch, you refer to benefits from prolonged stretching , 5 minutes or so. This is alike Wikipedia reference-linkbobath in neurological conditions. And as with bobath you have to repeat it again and again and again otherwise it will have no effect. I assume the reason is very simple: The body responds according to the demands of the moment and there is nothing more about it to my opinion. I know it is not fair to use bobath as an example but I do not think that muscles, bodies as a whole respond differently when has a higher muscle tone due to a neurological condition. To amny researches show no benefits.