The Effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique and Friction Massage in Hamstring Tightness Amongst Young Athletes of Pakistan

Isra University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hamstring Injury Prevention; Hamstring Tightness

Treatments: Other: Post Facilitation Stretch; Other: Friction Massage; Other: Post Isometric Relaxation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03680300

IIRS-IUISB/M.PhilSMMPT/001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The ability of an individual to move smoothly depends on his flexibility, an attribute that enhances both safety and optimal physical activity. Hamstring tightness leads to hamstring injuries and hamstring injuries are the most common type of injury among athletes. These injuries are slow to recover, make high health expenditure and decrease the performance level of the athlete.

The hamstring is an example of the muscle group that has a tendency to get shorten Muscle tightness is caused by a decrease in the ability of the muscle to deform, resulting in a decrease in the range of motion at the joint on which it acts. Inability to achieve greater than 120° of knee extension with the hip at 90° of flexion is considered as hamstring tightness.

Full description

it will be a Randomized Controlled Trial with 3 group. there will be 60 patients with hamstring tightness divided into 3 group. Allocating by using the manual lottery system. Non-probability Convenience Sampling technique will be utilized. the self-structured questionnaire will be used to analyse the athletic condition and performance.

Each patient in group A will be given with hot pack along with Tens for 20 mins then the patient will receive post facilitation stretch only, for about one months on daily basis.

Each patient in group B will receive hot pack along with Tens for 20 mins then the patients will receive post isometric relaxation alone for about one months on daily basis.

Each patient in group C will receive hot pack along with Tens for 20 mins then the patients will receive frictional massage alone for about one months on daily basis. Friction massage on hamstrings will be given for 20 mins by thrive massager by a therapist.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Athletes with Hamstring tightness
• Both male and female will be included.
• Athletes ages from 18 to 25 years
• Patients having Straight Leg Raise less then110˚

Exclusion criteria

• Athletes having hamstring injuries
• Patients having Straight Leg Raise greater then 110 ˚
• Above 25 years of age
• Other orthopedic condition like Low Back Pain,
• Athlete with any deformity Knee Joint

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Post Facilitating Stretch

Experimental group

Description:

Each patient in group A will be given with hot pack along with Tens for 20 mins then the patient will receive post facilitation stretch only, for about one month on daily basis.

Treatment:

Other: Post Facilitation Stretch

Post Isometric Relaxation

Experimental group

Description:

Each patient in group B will receive hot pack along with Tens for 20 mins then the patients will receive post isometric relaxation alone for about one months on daily basis.

Treatment:

Other: Post Isometric Relaxation

Frictional Massage

Experimental group

Description:

Frictional massage will be given to 3rd group

Treatment:

Other: Friction Massage