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Efficacy of Different Stretching Techniques on Hamstring Muscle Tightness in IT Professionals

NCT06586554 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

Brief Summary

This clinical trial aims to learn if static stretching and myofascial release work to improve hamstring muscle tightness and lower limb functional ability among IT professionals. It will also learn about the superiority of one maneuver over another. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does static stretching and myofascial release work to improve hamstring muscle tightness and lower limb functional ability among IT professionals?
* Which stretching maneuver is more effective in reducing hamstring muscle tightness and improving the lower limb functional ability among IT professionals? Researchers will compare static stretching to myofascial release to see if both work equally or are superior to each other in reducing hamstring muscle tightness and improving lower limb functional ability among IT professionals.

Participants will:

* Both groups received an application of hot packs for 20-25mins at the posterior aspect of the thigh.
* In addition, group 1 performed static stretching of the hamstring muscles for thirty seconds, with a thirty-second gap, repeating the same maneuver three times/day for five days/week for three weeks.
* Group 2 received a myofascial release. This maneuver involves the proper positioning of the practitioner\'s hands on both sides of the hamstrings, pulling them in opposite directions with firm pressure, and holding the stretch for three to five minutes each stretch, completing five to seven stretches per session with a gap of two minutes between each stretch, and continued five sessions per week for three weeks.

Conditions

  • Hamstring Tightness
  • Hamstring Flexibility

Interventions

OTHER

Static stretching

The SS group received static stretching, which was applied with gentle and firm pressure while pulling opposite the hamstring muscle contraction.

OTHER

Myofascial release

Myofascial release is applied with cross-handed stretches over hamstring muscle

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • King Saud University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • AMIR IQBAL, MPT · King Saud University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-21
Primary Completion
2020-03-15
Completion
2020-12-23

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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