The Effects of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Sedentary Individuals With Hamstring Tightness

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Cyprus International University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hamstring Muscle Tightness

Muscle Strength

Pain Threshold

Treatments

Other: Exercise

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07091383

-020-5432

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study will be to investigate and compare the effects of static stretching exercise, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM), and functional IASTM techniques on hamstring muscle shortness, pain threshold, skinfold thickness, and functional muscle strength in sedentary individuals. Fifty-one sedentary individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 who meet the inclusion criteria of Cyprus International University will be included in the study. The first group will receive static stretching exercises two days a week for four weeks; the second group will receive the IASTM technique two days a week for four weeks; and the third group will receive the functional IASTM technique, which will be applied with passive movements two days a week for four weeks. Hamstring shortness, pain threshold, skinfold thickness, and functional muscle strength will be evaluated before the treatment (BT), immediately after the treatment (AT1), two weeks after the treatment (AT2), and four weeks after the treatment (AT4).

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

51 participants in 3 patient groups

Static Stretching Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will lie supine on a treatment table, with the non-test leg stabilized using a strap. Using a belt looped around the foot, the participant's ankle will be held in dorsiflexion, and passive hip flexion will be performed without knee flexion, stretching the hamstring to its maximal tension. The stretch will be held for 15 seconds and then relaxed. This cycle will be repeated 10 times per session.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

IASTM Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will lie prone on the treatment table with their feet hanging off the edge. While the therapist holds the Graston tool in the right hand, passive knee flexion and extension movements will be performed with the left hand. After non-allergenic jelly is applied, the GT5 will be used to perform the sweep technique at a 30° angle along the hamstring for 10 repetitions, with one knee flexion during each sweep. The fan technique will then be applied in a similar manner, with knee flexion at each proximal movement. Subsequently, the GT4 will be used at a 60° angle for 10 repetitions of each sweep and fan technique, incorporating knee flexion with each proximal pass. Finally, the GT3 will be used to perform the brush technique at a 60° angle for 10 repetitions with knee flexion.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Functional IASTM Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will lie prone on the treatment table with their feet hanging off the edge. While the therapist holds the Graston tool in the right hand, passive knee flexion and extension movements will be performed with the left hand. After non-allergenic jelly is applied, the GT5 will be used to perform the sweep technique at a 30° angle along the hamstring for 10 repetitions, with one knee flexion during each sweep. The fan technique will then be applied in a similar manner, with knee flexion at each proximal movement. Subsequently, the GT4 will be used at a 60° angle for 10 repetitions of each sweep and fan technique, incorporating knee flexion with each proximal pass. Finally, the GT3 will be used to perform the brush technique at a 60° angle for 10 repetitions with knee flexion.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Trial contacts and locations

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