Hamstring Injury, Strain Counter Strain
Conditions
Brief summary
Muscle strain injuries are common in sports but are often misdiagnosed and maltreated. Their significance is often underestimated because most athletes can continue their daily activities soon after the injury. Proximal hamstrings strains have attracted greater attention because they have a high incidence which is approximately 42%.
Detailed description
it will be randomized control trial with 60 patients with Acute hamstring Injuries divided into 3 groups. One group will be given Laser therapy, 2nd will be given Strain/Counter Strain technique and 3rd will be given both the techniques in combination This study will be conducted in Rehabilitation setup of Pakistan Hockey Federation Lahore, and Institute of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Center Garden Town Lahore. Non probability Convenience Sampling technique will be utilized
Interventions
OTHERphysical therapy
both are physical therapy intervention technique used to treat the soft tissue acute injuries
Sponsors
Isra University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Intervention model description
60 athletes with hamstring injury distributed randomly into 3 group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 32 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
hamstring injury patient with grade 2 or 1 both male and female local tenderness on palpation pain with resisted knee flexion pain with resisted hip extension pain on stretching of effected area
Exclusion criteria
* patient with fracture * patient with grade 3 orthopedic condition like ankylosing spondylitis medically unstable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| visual analogue scale | 5 days | to measure pain scale will be used consisting of digits from 0 to 10 |
| FASH questionaire | 5 days | hamstring injury and funtional capacity of hamstring |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed