None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Muscle energy technique: The muscle energy technique will be applied to the hamstrings using post isometric relaxation. The participant will perform gentle isometric contraction for 5 s
Sponsors
Amity University Uttar Pradesh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals of both genders aged between twenty five and forty years who have been working in a work from home setup for a minimum of two years are eligible for inclusion. Participants should have a routine that involves sitting continuously for at least five hours per day. Eligible participants must demonstrate hamstring tightness confirmed by the sit and reach test with values up to eight point eight centimetres for males and up to seventeen point five centimetres for females, and by the active knee extension test with a loss of at least twenty degrees of knee extension. Participants should be willing and motivated to participate actively in the study and comply with the assigned intervention whether myofascial release or muscle energy technique.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who are currently working in corporate or office based setups rather than from home will be excluded, as the study focuses specifically on home based working environments. Participants with any diagnosed psychological or neurological condition will not be included. Adults who already meet or exceed the World Health Organization recommended physical activity levels consisting of one hundred and fifty minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity per week or seventy five minutes of vigorous activity along with muscle strengthening activities on at least two days per week will also be excluded. Individuals with any history of surgery involving the lower back or hips or any previous hamstring injury in the past years will not be considered. Pregnant women will be excluded as pregnancy related changes in posture and flexibility may influence study outcomes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in hamstring flexibilityTimepoint: baseline and after 4 week of intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sanjib Kumar Das
Amity Institute of Health and Allied Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh
Outcome results
None listed