Adaptive hamstring shortening. Contracture of muscle, thigh
Conditions
Interventions
This technique is performed by a physiotherapist who has an official certificate of dry needling courses from the Iranian Physiotherapy Association. The Deep dry needling method is performed using dis
SMC, Seoul, Korea). People are placed on the treatment bed lying on their stomachs with their feet outside the edge of the bed. The hamstring muscles are needled in 4 places, each for 1 minute, with t
The dry needling placebo method is similar to the original method, that is, all the steps, including how to position the person, how to perform the technique, and cleaning the desired area, are fully
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age range of 18 to 35 years. Adaptive hamstring shortening =20° in the passive knee extension test
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Needle phobia. Orthopedic or neurological diseases in the lower limbs. Back pain History of back pain in the past year. History of back, thigh, knee and ankle surgery Recent hamstring injury. Pregnancy People who have coagulopathy or take anti-coagulant drugs. People who have a history of using dry needles.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle-tendon unit stiffness. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the third session and one week after the third session. Method of measurement: The values ??of the slope of the regression line calculated from the torque-angle relationship using the least square method. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Range of motion of passive knee extension test. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the third session and one week after the third session. Method of measurement: Isokinetic dynamometer.;?????? ?????? ???????. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the third session and one week after the third session. Method of measurement: Isokinetic dynamometer.;Maximum voluntary isometric contraction strength. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the third session and one week after the third session. Method of measurement: Isokinetic dynamometer. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHolakoo Mohsenifar
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed