Manual Therapy and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Field Hockey Players. (MTPNFHockeyP)

University of Valencia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hockey Players Whith Lower Back and Hamstring Pain

Treatments: Other: Manual Therapy; Other: Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02870335

ID014

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction: Field hockey is a contact sport. Semiflexion asymmetric position, along with other theories such as the weakness of the extensor muscles of the back or hamstring injury, can be causes or aggravating that suelan hockey players suffer back pain. Objectives: To observe the effectiveness of manual therapy techniques and post-isometric stretching (PNF) after three treatment sessions. In turn, know which of the two treatments have a greater benefit and longer. Methods: The population consists of grass hockey players and senior category aged between 16-30 years. They were randomly divided into two treatment groups. Group 1 corresponded to manual therapy techniques and group 2 to PNF stretching. The study duration for each subject was 5 sessions that included 3 treatment and 3 assessments. Each evaluation consisted of goniometry, balance test using the Sit and Reach, and Roland Morris questionnaire.

Enrollment: 47 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• field hockey players (HH) (senior category).
• between 16 and 30 years.
• suffered injuries and microtraumatic not prevent them from sports.

Exclusion criteria

• subjects with structural abnormalities of the spine.
• plantar alterations.
• other moderate or severe musculoskeletal previous injuries in the last 6 months and prevented them make sport normally.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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47 participants in 2 patient groups

Manual Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

The objective of treatment is to restore esta possible limitation of global mobility to major lower limb joints and remove any tensions from the musculature involved in a relevant way in this sport.

Treatment:

Other: Manual Therapy

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

It is a stretching technique with the aim of increasing the ROM. It includes passive static stretching and contract-relax.

Treatment:

Other: Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation