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Comparison of Muscle Energy Technique and Eccentric Training on Hamstring Flexibility in Healthy Young Adults

NCT05315063 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2023-02-21

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Summary

Flexibility is the ability of a muscle to lengthen and allow one joint (or more than one joint in series) to move through a full range of motion (ROM).Adequate flexibility is important to maintain balance, agility and musculoskeletal function. A decrease in muscular flexibility does not only reduces functional level of individual but also causes musculoskeletal injuries. Loss of muscle flexibility or muscle tightness is decreased ability of a muscle to lengthen which results in decreased ROM,and for hamstring reduced flexibility is the inability to achieve more than 160 degree of knee extension while the hip is flexed at 90 degree.

Muscle energy technique (MET) is an manual technique developed by osteopaths and is now used in many different manual therapy professions, to treat soft tissue, mobilize joints, stretch tight muscles and fascia, reduce pain and to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage.

Eccentric training allows the muscle to elongate naturally, this elongation is achieved by having the subjects eccentrically contract the antagonist muscle to move the joint through the full available range in slow controlled manner.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Eccentric Training

Once achieved, this flexed hip position will be held for 5 seconds. This procedure will be repeated 6 times with no rest between repetitions

OTHER

Muscle Energy Technique (PIR)

The participant will be asked to resist the movement with no more than 25% of strength. The contraction will be held for 7-10 seconds followed by complete relaxation of the limb. On exhalation, the knee joint will be straightened (extended) towards its new barrier and through that barrier a stretch was applied and maintained for 30 seconds.3 repetitions of this process will be done

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria Khalid, MSOMPT · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-02-01
Completion
2023-02-05

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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