Resistance Band Training Versus Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Strength Among Football Players

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intervention; Injury Prevention

Treatments: Other: Hamstring Curl with Resistance band; Other: Nordic Hamstring Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05220215

REC/01015 Anas Bin Mujeeb

Details and patient eligibility

About

The major aim of this project to compare the effects of Resistance band training and Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring strength among football players.

Full description

Hamstring strength is important in football players and plays an important role in their sprint gait cycle. Football players should develop sprinter-like musculature in order to benefit their body strength and power hence preventing from hamstring strain injuries. Professional and recreational sports like Football, hamstring muscle strength training is commonly used to increase and balance lower body strength and power.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 28 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Male
2. Age: 18-28 years
3. Football players
4. Playing should be at least for 1 year

Exclusion criteria

1. To be involved in any additional strength training program i-e: Gym Activities
2. Athletes having hamstring and Quadriceps injuries
3. History of trauma at knee, hip or back
4. Recent history of any upper and lower extremity fracture
5. Any orthopedic or neurological disorder.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A: Nordic Hamstring Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

This group includes 15 male participants who will be given 10 minutes of warm and cool down sessions that includes stretching. Number of sets and repetitions progressively increase i-e: Week 1 - 2 sessions with 2 sets of 5 repetitions each. Week 2 - 2 sessions with 3 set of 5 repetitions each. Week 3 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 6 repetitions each. Week 4 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 8 repetitions each.

Treatment:

Other: Nordic Hamstring Exercise

Group B: Hamstring Curl with Resistance Band

Experimental group

Description:

This group includes 15 male participants who will be given 10 minutes of warm and cool down sessions that includes stretching. Number of sets progressively increase i-e: Week 1 - 2 sessions with 2 sets of 15 repetitions each. Week 2 - 2 sessions with 3 set of 15 repetitions each. Week 3 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 15 repetitions each. Week 4 - 2 sessions with 4 set of 15 repetitions each.

Treatment:

Other: Hamstring Curl with Resistance band