Hamstring Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
The invesitgators performed a randomized controlled trial on collegiate sprinters to explore the combined effect of the NHE and KT and randomly allocated the subjects into the experimental (NHE+KT) or control (NHE) group by an independent researcher using the sealed envelopes method. To calculate the sample size, a Cohen's d effect size of 0.4, an alpha level of 0.05, a test power of 0.95 were configured to G\*Power software, at least 34 samples were computed. Considering the dropouts, 40 male collegiate sprinters were enrolled, explained the procedures of this study and voluntarily written informed consent. Inclusion criteria was that participants must be male, aged 18 years or older, training at the university level at least 4 times per week, with no history of lower limb injury within the last 6 months and no previous experience of the NHE or KT. Participants who had lower limb mobility limitation or injury especially HSI within 6 months and associated musculoskeletal, respiratory or cardiovascular diseases and was allergic to kinesio tape were excluded.
Interventions
OTHERNHE+KT
the Nodic hamstring exercise plus the kinesio taping with tension during 4-week consisting 12 sessions
OTHERNHE
the Nodic hamstring exercise plus the kinesio taping without tension during 4-week consisting 12 sessions
Sponsors
Tianjin University of Sport
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must be male, aged 18 years or older, training at the university level at least 4 times per week, with no history of lower limb injury within the last 6 months and no previous experience of the NHE or KT.
Exclusion criteria
* Participants who had lower limb mobility limitation or injury especially HSI within 6 months and associated musculoskeletal, respiratory or cardiovascular diseases and was allergic to kinesio tape were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| isokinetic hamstring eccentric peak torque | 4-week | eccentric peak torque measured by Cybex |
| 30m sprint performance | 4-week | 30m sprint time |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hecc/Qcon Ratio | 4-week | hamstring eccentric peak torque/Quadriceps concentric peak torque |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed