Acute Effects of Foam Roller and Mulligan Technique on Hamstring Flexibility

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (KSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hamstring Shortness

Treatments: Other: Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique; Other: Foam roller technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07078734

Kdrertrkfoam

Details and patient eligibility

About

The hamstring muscle group is located at the back of the thigh. Due to its structure and people's habits, shortness in this muscle group is frequently observed. Shortness can cause problems such as low back pain, gait disturbances, thigh pain, and more. Numerous exercises and treatment methods have been used to restore flexibility to this muscle. This study will examine the acute effects of mulligan straight leg raises and foam rolling on university students with short hamstrings.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years old
• Hamstring tightness

Exclusion criteria

• Raise their legs straighter than 85-90 degrees
• Who have been actively engaged in regular sports for 2 years
• Who have had a lower extremity injury within the last 6 months
• Who have a neurological disease, or whose evaluation was incomplete for any reason.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Foam roller group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The foam roller group is the group where the person uses his/her own weight to swing the hamstring muscle with a foam roller.

Treatment:

Other: Foam roller technique

Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique

Active Comparator group

Description:

This is a technique applied by a practitioner to this group of people with hamstring tightness.

Treatment:

Other: Mulligan Straight Leg Raise Technique