Neurodynamics vs. Stretching in Soccer Players With Short Hamstring Syndrome

Universidad de Murcia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hamstring Contractures

Treatments: Procedure: Sciatic nerve slippage.; Procedure: passive shoulder mobilization.; Procedure: Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05866913

FJMG-2023-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of the effects of passive stretching vs. sciatic nerve gliding in soccer players presenting with short hamstring syndrome.

Full description

Soccer players from three teams in the region of Murcia (Spain) were recruited and randomly divided into three groups: control group, experimental group 1 and experimental group 2.

In the control group passive shoulder mobilization will be applied, in experimental group 1 sciatic nerve gliding will be applied and in experimental group 2 passive hamstring stretching will be applied.

Treatments will be performed once a week for 4 weeks and measurements will be taken at week 1 and 4.

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Soccer players of the Murcia Region Federation who have short hamstring syndrome.
• Between 16 and 30 years of age.
• To complete the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with significant neurological pathology.
• Subjects with hamstring muscle injury.
• Subjects with lumbar pathology.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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85 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Passive shoulder mobilizations for 90 seconds.

Treatment:

Procedure: passive shoulder mobilization.

Experimental group 1

Experimental group

Description:

Sciatic nerve glide in a seated slump position for 90 seconds.

Treatment:

Procedure: Sciatic nerve slippage.

Experimental group 2

Experimental group

Description:

Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles with straight leg raising for 90 seconds.

Treatment:

Procedure: Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles.