Effects of interventional techniques in calf muscle soreness in runners

EFFECTS OF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE VERSUS STATIC STRETCHING IN CALF MUSCLES SORENESS IN RUNNERS ON FLEXIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210725051979N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-20

Start date

2021-05-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-08-30

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Conditions

Healthy runners.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: "Myofascial release". Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: Static stretching.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Players who have at least 5 years’ athletic practice Runners Healthy individual Power leg No previous history of lower limb surgical procedure In past 2 months no history of lower limb injury

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Athletes having heart disease Leg injury Wound on calf muscles Sprain and strain of ankle Knee pain Knee Fracture Deep vein thrombosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Flexibility and performance. Timepoint: Before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: Flexibility is measured by using knee to wall test and sit and reach test. performance is measured by single leg heel raise test and single leg hop for distance.	—

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactIFRA

Riphah International University Lahore

ifrajaved41@gmail.com+92 42 58737431

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026