Neurodynamic Sliding Verses Static Stretching

University of Lahore

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Individuals With Hamstring Tightness

Treatments: Other: Neurodynamic Sliding; Other: Static Stretching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05076825

IRB-UOL-FAHS/761-II/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hamstring muscle are more likely to shorten among all biarticular muscles of human body. One of the many factors of hamstring tightness is increased tension in the neural structure. Apart from routine stretching techniques, mobilization of nervous system proves to be more effective. There are lot of stretching techniques available but they are more effective after multiple sessions. This study aims to cater the problem of hamstring tightness by neural sliding and static stretching in minimum sessions and compare which technique is more effective in resolving the issue.

Full description

Randomized Controlled Trials was used to collect data. Total patients were selected in two group with each 31 subjects. Purposive sampling technique was used. Experimental group will receive routine physical therapy along with TENS, Hot pack and Neurodynamic Stretching. (For 30 seconds, 3 times per session for 3 alternative days a week & duration of 4 weeks). Outcome measure will be the hamstring tightness value angle in degrees, which will be obtained with the help of goniometer after performing active knee extension test and active straight leg raise test

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• People with age ranging between 25 and 35 years.
• Hamstring tightness of twenty degrees
• Incapability to reach seventy degree hip flexion in SLR.

Exclusion criteria

• Neurological or orthopedic diseases
• Chronic or acute low back pain, Hamstring injury.
• During last three month, involved in any lower extremity exercise programs.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Neurodynamic Sliding

Experimental group

Description:

participents receive routine physical therapy along with TENS, Hot pack and Neurodynamic Stretching. (For 30 seconds, 3 times per session for 3 alternative days a week \& duration of 4 weeks).

Treatment:

Other: Neurodynamic Sliding

Static Streching

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participent receive the routine physical therapy treatment that will include TENS, Hot pack and static stretching for 30 seconds and 3 times per session for 3 alternative days a week (duration of 4 weeks).

Treatment:

Other: Static Stretching