"THE EFFECTS OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY VERSUS STRAIN/COUNTER STRAIN TECHNIQUE IN ACUTE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES"

Isra University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hamstring Injury; Strain Counter Strain

Treatments: Other: physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03816826

1609MPHILSMMPT002

Details and patient eligibility

About

Muscle strain injuries are common in sports but are often misdiagnosed and maltreated.

Their significance is often underestimated because most athletes can continue their daily activities soon after the injury. Proximal hamstrings strains have attracted greater attention because they have a high incidence which is approximately 42%.

Full description

it will be randomized control trial with 60 patients with Acute hamstring Injuries divided into 3 groups. One group will be given Laser therapy, 2nd will be given Strain/Counter Strain technique and 3rd will be given both the techniques in combination This study will be conducted in Rehabilitation setup of Pakistan Hockey Federation Lahore, and Institute of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Center Garden Town Lahore. Non probability Convenience Sampling technique will be utilized

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 32 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

hamstring injury patient with grade 2 or 1 both male and female local tenderness on palpation pain with resisted knee flexion pain with resisted hip extension pain on stretching of effected area

Exclusion criteria

• patient with fracture
• patient with grade 3 orthopedic condition like ankylosing spondylitis medically unstable

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

laser

Experimental group

Description:

athletes with acute soft tissue injuries will be recruited in the study , patients will be treated using the the laser therapy

Treatment:

Other: physical therapy

strain/counter strain

Experimental group

Description:

athletes with acute soft tissue injuries will be treated with with strain counter strain technique

Treatment:

Other: physical therapy

combination therapy

Experimental group

Description:

combination of laser therapy along with strain counter strain technique to visualize the effect the

Treatment:

Other: physical therapy