Healthy university students
Conditions
Interventions
Participants assigned to the Stretching group will be subjected to static stretching of the hamstrings. One researcher whose participant allocation is concealed will individually teach how to stretch.
s assignment.
Sponsors
International University of health and welfare
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Physically active university students
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria shall be as follows (1) Lower extremity injury in the past 6 weeks (2) Lumbar spine lesions in the past 6 weeks (e.g., known lumbar lesions that limit ROM, previous lumbar spine surgery, lumbar spine lesions including known lumbosacral spine physical impairment that limits ROM and function) (3) Lower extremity surgery within the past 6 months or major ligamentous surgery within the past year
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SLR angle and FFD after intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-intervention hip flexor strength (HFS), knee extension strength (KES), two step distance (TSD), and pain intensity during the intervention using the numeric rating scale (NRS). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTatsuya Igawa
International University of health and welfare Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy
Outcome results
None listed