None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Achieving optimal hip extension mobility and hamstring flexibility is crucial for overall musculoskeletal health and functional movement. Limited hip extension can impact daily activities and athletic performance, while inadequate hamstring flexibility is associated with an increased risk of injury. As such, investigating effective stretching techniques to enhance hip extension and hamstring flexibility is of paramount importance. This study aims to contribute valuable insights into the comparative effectiveness of posterior pelvic tilt and hip extension stretches, with the anticipation that one of these techniques may prove superior in promoting improved hip extension and hamstring flexibility. The primary objective of this study is to compare the effects of two stretching techniques, posterior pelvic tilt and hip extension, on enhancing hip extension mobility and hamstring flexibility. We hypothesize that the posterior pelvic tilt technique will yield greater improvements in hip extension mobility and hamstring flexibility compared to the hip extension technique.
Interventions
A stretch with a lower extremity was analyzed by an expert physiotherapist. This stretch was performed in conventional hip extension, in a half-knee position, but adding a posterior pelvic tilt position (posterior pelvic tilt group). Stretching was performed in two sets of 30 seconds with 30 seconds of rest between sets, performed individually for each subject (one-on-one) at the research center. Intervention throughout the study.
Sponsors
University European of Madrid
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
The inclusion criteria for this study were male and females individuals, aged between 18 and 35 years, and who maintained a training regimen of at least two days per week.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria were individuals with a history of musculoskeletal lower limb or lumbopelvic conditions within the last five years, as well as those with neuromuscular, rheumatic, cardiovascular or neurological diseases, and those who had undergone previous surgical interventions or experienced fractures in the lower extremities or abdominal region.
Outcome results
None listed